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Gillian is 3 years old. Recently, she was caught playing with a toy that she was not supposed to have. When scolded by her parents, Gillian responded, "Lauren told me I could have it!" Gillian is learning that "Lauren" represents a real person.

Piaget called this symbolic thinking, which occurs in which stage of cognitive development?

A. Sensorimotor stage
B. Formal operational stage
C. Preoperational stage
D. Concrete operational stage



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Final answer:

Piaget termed this developmental stage as symbolic thinking occurring in the preoperational stage of cognitive development.


Explanation:

Piaget called the symbolic thinking exhibited by children in the preoperational stage of cognitive development. In this stage, children use symbols to represent words and engage in pretend play but struggle with understanding adult logic or taking others' perspectives.


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