A Teacher Shows a First Grade Student a Map and Tells

Multiple Choice

A teacher shows a first grade student a map and tells her, "You live here, in Atlanta, Georgia." The child emphatically disagrees, declaring, "No, I live in Atlanta. I can't live in Georgia too, 'cause I can't live in two places at the same time!" This child is likely in Piaget's ________ stage of development, and has not yet arrived in Piaget's ________ stage.

A) sensorimotor; preoperational
B) preoperational; concrete operational
C) concrete operational; preoperational
D) formal operational; concrete operational