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Jramos095 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Which behavior is most characteristic of the concrete operations stage of cognitive development?

a. Progression from reflex activity to imitative behavior
b. Inability to put oneself in another's place
c. Increasingly logical and coherent thought processes
d. Ability to think in abstract terms and draw logical conclusions

Question 2

What is characteristic of the preoperational stage of cognitive development?

a. Thinking is logical. c. Reasoning is inductive.
b. Thinking is concrete. d. Generalizations can be made.

kaylee05 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
During the concrete operations stage of development, which occurs approximately between ages 7 and 11 years, increasingly logical and coherent thought processes occur. This is characterized by the child's ability to classify, sort, order, and organize facts to use in problem solving. The progression from reflex activity to imitative behavior is characteristic of the sensorimotor stage of development. The inability to put oneself in another's place is characteristic of the preoperational stage of development. The ability to think in abstract terms and draw logical conclusions is characteristic of the formal operations stage of development.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Preoperational thinking is concrete and tangible. Children in this age group cannot reason beyond the observable, and they lack the ability to make deductions or generalizations. Increasingly logical thought, inductive reasoning, and the ability to make generalizations are characteristic of the concrete operations stage of development, ages 7 to 11 years.