Ace the Human Growth and Development CLEP 2025 – Master Your Future, One Step at a Time!

Piaget's theory of cognitive development consists of four stages sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. During the preoperational stage (ages two to seven), children experience rapid cognitive development as they develop symbolic thinking, language, and memory skills. They are also able to understand the world through symbols and imagination, but they are still unable to think logically or understand abstract concepts.

Option A is incorrect because the sensorimotor stage, which occurs from birth to two years old, is focused on developing motor skills and object permanence, not cognitive development.

Option C is incorrect because the concrete operational stage, which typically occurs between the ages of seven and eleven, involves the development of logical thinking and understanding concrete concepts, rather than rapid cognitive development.

Option D is incorrect because the formal operational stage, which occurs during adolescence and beyond, is characterized by abstract thinking and