Piaget's preoperational stage typically covers which age range?

Piaget's preoperational stage typically covers which age range?

• A. 0-2
• B. 2-7
• C. 7-11
• D. 11-15

Answer: (B)

In Piaget's theory, the preoperational stage occurs roughly from age two to seven. During this period, children begin to use symbols and language and engage in pretend play, but they still struggle with logical operations and perspective-taking. Egocentrism is common, and they have difficulty with conservation and reversibility. This sits between the sensorimotor stage (birth to about two) and the concrete operational stage (about seven to eleven), where logical thinking about concrete objects improves. The formal operational stage, with abstract reasoning, starts around adolescence. So the two-to-seven range is the time frame for the preoperational stage.

In Piaget's theory, the preoperational stage occurs roughly from age two to seven. During this period, children begin to use symbols and language and engage in pretend play, but they still struggle with logical operations and perspective-taking. Egocentrism is common, and they have difficulty with conservation and reversibility. This sits between the sensorimotor stage (birth to about two) and the concrete operational stage (about seven to eleven), where logical thinking about concrete objects improves. The formal operational stage, with abstract reasoning, starts around adolescence. So the two-to-seven range is the time frame for the preoperational stage.