Serafina can go beyond what she sees in the real world and can consider possibilities and scenarios that don't exist. She is likely in which of Piaget's stages?
A) concrete operational
B) formal operational
C) egotistic
D) preoperational

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Serafina's ability to consider hypothetical situations that don't exist in reality is a hallmark of the formal operational stage, which occurs between adolescence and adulthood. During this stage, individuals become capable of abstract thinking and can reason logically about concepts and ideas that they have never encountered before. The concrete operational stage (A) occurs between 7 and 12 years and involves the development of logical thinking about concrete events and objects in the real world. The preoperational stage (D) occurs between 2 and 7 years and involves the development of symbolic thought and the use of mental representations to understand the world. The term "egotistic" (C) does not correspond to any of Piaget's stages of cognitive development.

Serafina Can Go Beyond What She Sees in the Real