You are over at a friend's house in the backyard and his son, Sam is taking a stick and waving it through the air, making airplane noises. You then take the stick and push it along the ground, making car noises. Sam angrily takes back the stick and says, "No, it's a plane!" Sam appears to be in Piaget's __________ stage.

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Sam is in the preoperational stage, which occurs roughly between the ages of 2 and 7. During this stage, children engage in symbolic play and struggle with understanding the viewpoints of others, as demonstrated by Sam's insistence on the stick being a plane.

You Are Over at a Friend's House in the Backyard