Derek, a 4-year-old boy, is curious by nature and exhausts his parents with "why" questions. However, he is not able to comprehend ideas. His imagination does not resemble reality. Whenever he sees a rainbow, he believes that a fairy has painted it with watercolors. In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates
A) Piaget's sensorimotor stage.
B) Piaget's intuitive thought substage.
C) the overjustification effect.
D) the misinformation effect.

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This scenario illustrates Piaget's intuitive thought substage, which is typical of children aged 4 to 7. At this stage, children have developed some basic mental operations, but their thinking is still dominated by perception and intuition rather than logic and reasoning. They also have an active imagination and may struggle to differentiate between reality and fantasy. Derek's belief that a fairy painted the rainbow is an example of this.

Derek, a 4-Year-Old Boy, Is Curious by Nature and Exhausts