If a child can embrace the merely possible as well as the real, and if she can also entertain hypothetical possibilities, or what might be along with what is, then she is in Piaget's stage of __________.
A) preoperational thought
B) concrete operations
C) formal operations
D) Egocentrism

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Piaget's formal operational stage (ages 11-15 and beyond) is marked by the ability to think abstractly, entertain hypothetical possibilities, and consider both the real and the possible. In contrast, preoperational thought (ages 2-7) is characterized by egocentrism and a focus on the concrete and immediate, while concrete operational thought (ages 7-11) is marked by a greater ability to think logically and concretely about the world.

If a Child Can Embrace the Merely Possible as Well