According to Piaget, the stage of cognitive development between 2 and 7 years of age, in which the child learns to use words, images, or actions to understand the world, is the ______ stage.
A) concrete operations
B) sensorimotor
C) preoperational
D) formal operations

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The stage of cognitive development between 2 and 7 years of age, according to Piaget, is preoperational. During this stage, children become increasingly able to use symbols, such as words and images, to represent objects and events in the world around them, but they do not yet have the ability to perform logical operations on those representations. This stage is characterized by egocentrism, animistic thinking, and centration.

According to Piaget, the Stage of Cognitive Development Between 2