A Child Is Playing at the Beach

Multiple Choice

A child is playing at the beach.She pours an equal amount of sand into both a short,fat container and a tall,thin container.When asked which container holds more sand,the child points to the tall,thin container.This response suggests that she is most likely in the ________ stage of cognitive development.

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