The following is a description of a child being assessed in Piaget's pendulum task: "They may try the heaviest weight on the longest string dropped from medium height with medium force,then a medium weight on the smallest string dropped from medium height with lesser force.If they happen to arrive at the right answer,they find it difficult to explain why." According to this description,it is clear that the child is in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

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The child's ability to manipulate the variables of weight, string length, and height of drop indicate that they have reached the concrete operations stage. However, their inability to provide a clear explanation for arriving at the correct answer suggests that they have not yet reached the formal operations stage.

The Following Is a Description of a Child Being Assessed