Children in the concrete operations stage:
A) cannot understand words not tied to their own personal experiences
B) can only describe objects, people, and events by their physical characteristics
C) cannot make comparisons between classes of objects
D) can describe objects, people, and events by categories and functions

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Children in the concrete operations stage (approximately ages 7 to 11), according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, are capable of logical thought processes but are not yet able to think abstractly. They can classify objects by several features and can order them in series along a single dimension such as size. This means they can indeed describe objects, people, and events by categories and functions, moving beyond mere physical characteristics.

Children in the Concrete Operations Stage