Sara is angry at her older brother and calls him "a panty-girdle." At other times when she was angry,she called him "a toilet" and "a rat." Like other children her age,Sara sees the name of an object an being as much a part of the object as its size,shape,and color.Thus,this preoccupation with name calling is very common during which cognitive stage of development?

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Sara's preoccupation with name calling and her belief that names are an integral part of objects suggests that she is in the preoperational stage of cognitive development. In this stage, children are egocentric and struggle to understand the perspectives of others. They also engage in symbolic play and have difficulty with conservation tasks.

Sara Is Angry at Her Older Brother and Calls Him