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 weighs more. The child is no longer focused only on appearances, so he answers that the small box weighs more. Jean 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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The concrete operational stage is characterized by the development of logical thinking and the ability to understand the concept of conservation, which means that the amount of a substance remains the same even when its appearance changes. Therefore, the child in this scenario understands that the weight of the boxes is determined by the weight of the objects inside them, rather than their physical size.

A Child Is Shown a Large Box and a Small