Elijah is a 3-year boy who likes to spread his peas and carrots all over his plate. After spreading out his food, he asks for more. His mom pushes all the food together and Elijah continues to eat. Which period of cognitive development is Elijah in?

(A) Formal operations

(B) Preoperational

(C) Accomodation

(D) Sensorimotor

(E) Egocentrism

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Jovany Rangel

Social Studies

1 September, 20:19

Elijah is a 3-year boy who likes to spread his peas and carrots all over his plate. After spreading out his food, he asks for more. His mom pushes all the food together and Elijah continues to eat. Which period of cognitive development is Elijah in?

(A) Formal operations

(B) Preoperational

(C) Accomodation

(D) Sensorimotor

(E) Egocentrism

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Connor Clark · Answer 1

(B) Preoperational

Explanation:

The theory developed by the famous psychologist Jean Piaget, about the preoperational stage, describes the characteristics of reasoning during a person's age. More specifically, it is the phase of cognitive development that the child goes through between 2 and 7 years.