Jake is playing hide-and-seek with his mother.Jake runs over to the couch and hides his head under a pillow.Because Jake cannot see anything, he doesn't think his mother can see him.Jake is exhibiting a behavioral characteristic of which of Piaget's cognitive stages of development?
A)postformal stage
B)concrete operational stage
C)formal operations stage
D)preoperational stage

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Jake's belief that if he cannot see his mother, she cannot see him is a characteristic of egocentrism, which is a hallmark of Piaget's preoperational stage of development.

Jake Is Playing Hide-And-Seek with His Mother