Sara is angry at her older brother and calls him "a pantygirdle." 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 as 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 is angry at her older brother and calls him "a panty­girdle." 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 as 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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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children in the preoperational stage (ages 2-7) are preoccupied with egocentrism, animism, and artificialism, which means they attribute personification and human-like qualities to inanimate objects. This can manifest in name-calling and labeling objects as possessing negative or positive qualities based on their names. Therefore, Sara's preoccupation with name-calling is consistent with the preoperational stage of development.

Sara Is Angry at Her Older Brother and Calls Him