Question

When asked where the sun goes at night, four-year-old Kiet explains to his dad that it goes to sleep. Later that day, Kiet gets upset because he believes his sister's glass contains more juice than his glass. Both glasses actually contain the same amount of juice, but Kiet is confused because of the tall and thin shape of his sister's glass. From these instances, we can say that Kiet is in the _____ stage of Piaget's cognitive development.

Answer 1

The correct answer is : Preoperational stage

Step-by-step explanation:

During this stage, children learn to manipulate symbols, but they do not yet understand concrete logic. What they do is to think at a symbolic level but are not yet using cognitive operations. They are unable to take the point of view of other people, so they can be called egocentric

Answer 2

Preoperational stage of Piaget's cognitive development.

Step-by-step explanation:

When asked where the sun goes at night, four-year-old Kiet explains to his dad that it goes to sleep. Later that day, Kiet gets upset because he believes his sister's glass contains more juice than his glass. Both glasses actually contain the same amount of juice, but Kiet is confused because of the tall and thin shape of his sister's glass. From these instances, we can say that Kiet is in the pre-operational stage of Piaget's cognitive development.