Elijah's mother has just given him a graham cracker.After he complains that he wanted two crackers because he is super hungry,his mother breaks his graham cracker into two pieces.Elijah is quite happy with this and is now satisfied he will have enough to eat.What stage of cognitive development is Elijah in?
A) sensorimotor
B) preoperational
C) concrete operational
D) formal operational

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Elijah is exhibiting the characteristics of a child in the preoperational stage of cognitive development. In this stage, children have difficulty understanding the concept of conservation (i.e. that the amount of a substance remains the same despite changes in its appearance or arrangement). Elijah initially believed that two crackers were more than one, but became satisfied when his mother broke the cracker into two pieces.

Elijah's Mother Has Just Given Him a Graham Cracker