Piaget's description of the differences between preoperational thought and concrete operational thought includes which of the following?
A)Preoperational thought is reversible,but concrete operational thought is not.
B)Preoperational thought is fast,but concrete operational thought is slow.
C)Preoperational thought occurs in the frontal lobes,but concrete operational thought occurs in the corpus callosum.
D)Preoperational thought is centered,but concrete operational thought is decentered.

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According to Piaget, preoperational thought is centered, meaning the child only focuses on one aspect of a situation at a time, while concrete operational thought is decentered, meaning the child can consider multiple aspects of a situation simultaneously. The other choices are incorrect.

Piaget's Description of the Differences Between Preoperational Thought and Concrete