According to Piaget, children from approximately two to seven years of age are in the _____ stage of cognitive development.
A)formal operational
B)preoperational
C)sensorimotor
D)concrete operational

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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children from approximately two to seven years of age are in the preoperational stage. This stage is characterized by the development of language and symbolic thinking, centration (focusing on one aspect of a situation), egocentrism (difficulty taking another person's perspective), and lack of conservation (understanding that the amount of an object remains the same despite changes in appearance).

According to Piaget, Children from Approximately Two to Seven Years