Susie is asked to perform a counting task using flowers.Susie is able to tell the researcher that there are more daisies than carnations.However, when Susie is asked if there are more daisies or more flowers, Susie says there are more daisies.According to Piaget, Susie is exhibiting _____ cognitive development.
A)sensorimotor
B)preoperational
C)concrete operational
D)formal operational

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Susie's response indicates that she is in the preoperational stage of cognitive development, during which children have difficulty with conservation (understanding that the quantity of a substance remains the same despite changes in its shape or arrangement), classification, and the concept of quantity. Susie is able to compare between two sets of flowers, but cannot apply that comparison to the overall concept of "flowers," indicating a lack of understanding of quantity. This is a typical characteristic of the preoperational stage.

Susie Is Asked to Perform a Counting Task Using Flowers