You give your younger brother Joe a bag of marbles.While he is playing with them,you ask him how many blue marbles there are.He correctly answers,"Nine!" You ask,"How many green marbles?" Joe says,"Four!" You then ask,"Are there more blue or green?" He responds,"Blue!" Finally,you ask,"Are there more blue marbles or more round marbles?" Joe responds,"Blue!" He is most likely in which developmental stage?

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Joe's responses indicate he is in the preoperational stage, where children are not yet able to perform logical operations and may not understand the concept of conservation or categorization beyond simple comparisons.

You Give Your Younger Brother Joe a Bag of Marbles