Twelve-year-old Cedrick's English teacher often chooses spelling words that can be rearranged to make new words. Cedrick enjoys the challenge of anagrams and puzzles, and because he has always enjoyed science fiction comic books he has recently begun making up his own stories. Cedrick is in Piaget's
A) sensorimotor stage.
B) preoperational stage.
C) concrete operational stage.
D) formal operational stage.

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Cedrick's ability to enjoy anagrams and puzzles, as well as his creativity in making up his own stories, suggests that he is in Piaget's formal operational stage. This stage is characterized by abstract thinking, systematic planning, and the ability to think about hypothetical situations.

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