A child is shown a large box and a small box. The large box contains a 5-pound weight, and the small box contains a 10-pound weight. The child picks up the boxes and looks at them closely and then is asked which one weighs more. The child is no longer focused only on appearances, so he answers that the small box weighs more. Piaget would say that this child is in the _____ stage of cognitive development.
A) sensorimotor
B) preoperational
C) metacognitive
D) concrete operational

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In the concrete operational stage, children develop the ability to think logically about concrete events and objects. They are no longer limited to appearances and can take into consideration multiple variables to solve problems. The child in this scenario is able to understand that weight is not solely determined by the size of the box but also by the weight of the object inside.

A Child Is Shown a Large Box and a Small