You show your little niece Greta a two-sided mirror. Then, you hold it between you and her, so that she can see herself in it. If you ask her what she thinks you can see, she will most likely imagine that you see her face reflected in the mirror, instead of your own. At this age, Greta cannot mentally transform the view she sees into the view you must be seeing. Greta is most likely in which cognitive stage?
A)formal operational
B)sensorimotor
C)concrete operational
D)preoperational

Question

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Greta's inability to understand that you see a different reflection in the mirror indicates she is in the preoperational stage of cognitive development, where children struggle with understanding perspectives different from their own.

You Show Your Little Niece Greta a Two-Sided Mirror