Students in Mrs.Gibson's psychology class are learning about the ethical principles of research and will be setting up simple research projects involving the survey and correlation methods.In order to complete these projects, Mrs.Gibson's students must utilize thinking that is at which cognitive stage?
A)preoperational
B)concrete operational
C)formal operations
D)sensorimotor

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The ability to set up research projects utilizing survey and correlation methods requires advanced cognitive abilities such as abstract reasoning and logic, which are present in the formal operational stage of cognitive development. Therefore, C) formal operations is the appropriate choice.