sensorimotor (birth to 2 years) - Will is fascinated when playing peek-a-boo. He thinks that mommy’s face ceases to exist when she covers it with her hands. Soon, though, Will will try to look around mommy’s hands to find her face, understanding that her face is simply behind her hands., preoperational (2-7 years) - After a long trip to Columbus, Ohio with mommy and daddy, Suzy says she wants to give their car a rest because it must be so tired and sick from working so hard on that long journey. Later that day, when playing hide-and-seek, Suzy hides in the middle of the living room by simply covering her eyes. , concrete operational (7-11 year) - Janie and Bobby are playing with building blocks. They have built a big, tall pile of blocks. When Janie smashes the pile and spreads the blocks all over the floor, Bobby cries thinking there aren’t as many blocks to play with now. Soon he will understand that even though the shape changed, the amount of the item remains the same., formal operational (11+ years) - When asked, “If Kelly is taller than Ali and Ali is taller than Jo, who is tallest?”, Mary says she doesn’t know who Kelly or Ali or Jo are so she doesn’t know their height. When asked the same question, Frank can deduct the answer because he can think hypothetically- solve a problem without physically seeing or experiencing it. Which stage is Frank?,

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