A Child Correctly Arranges Three Wooden Blocks in Order of Size

Multiple Choice

A child correctly arranges three wooden blocks in order of size, yet cannot decide which is biggest when told city X is bigger than city Y, which is bigger than city Z. This child's behavior is typical of Piaget's _____ of intellectual development.

A) concrete-operational stage
B) egocentric period
C) intuitive period
D) preoperational stage
E) formal-operational stage