According to psychologist Jean Piaget, toward the end of the second year of life, children begin to use words as mental symbols and to form mental images. He referred to this as the____________ stage.
A) concrete operational
B) preoperational
C) sensorimotor
D) formal operational

Question

According to psychologist Jean Piaget, toward the end of the second year of life, children begin to use words as mental symbols and to form mental images. He referred to this as the____________  stage.
A) concrete operational
B) preoperational
C) sensorimotor
D) formal operational

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The preoperational stage is the second stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from age 2 to age 7. During this stage, children develop language and use it to represent objects and ideas symbolically. They also begin to form mental images and engage in pretend play.

According to Psychologist Jean Piaget, Toward the End of the Second