According to Piaget,if 10-year-old André is in the concrete operational stage of development,he cannot engage in ________ thought.
A) moral
B) abstract
C) symbolic
D) egocentric

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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the concrete operational stage occurs between the ages of 7 and 11 where children can think logically about concrete events and objects but still struggle with abstract and hypothetical thinking. Therefore, if André is in the concrete operational stage, he cannot engage in abstract thought (option B). Additionally, André can engage in moral thought (option A), symbolic thought (option C), and is beginning to move away from egocentric thinking (option D).

According to Piaget,if 10-Year-Old André Is in the Concrete Operational