Jake is playing hide-and-seek with his mother. Jake runs over to the couch and hides his head under a pillow. Because Jake cannot see anything, he doesn't think his mother can see him. Jake is exhibiting a behavioral characteristic of which of Piaget's cognitive stages of development?
A)postformal stage
B)concrete operational stage
C)formal operational stage
D)preoperational stage

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Jake is demonstrating egocentrism, a characteristic of the preoperational stage (ages 2-7) according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development. In this stage, children think others see the world as they do and may not understand that others have different perspectives.

Jake Is Playing Hide-And-Seek with His Mother