The mother of a 6-year-old is concerned that the child seems to always want to pretend when playing. Which would be an appropriate response to the mother?
a. This shows some regression as most children of this age are in the concrete operational stage and play should be more realistic.
b. This is an appropriate activity for a child of this age consistent with Piagets sensorimotor stage.
c. Pretend play is an appropriate activity for a child in the Preoperational stage of cognitive development.
d. Pretend play shows the ability to think abstractly which indicates cognitive ability consistent with the formal operational stage of cognitive development.