Match List I (Piaget's stages of cognitive development) with List II (Characteristics) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I

i.Sensorimotor

ii.Pre-operational

iii.Concrete operational

iv.Formal operational

List II

a.Can think logically about concrete problems

b.Learns through reflexes, senses and movements, and actions on the environment

c.Can think hypothetically and deductively

d.Develops language and begins to use symbols to represent objects

Ai-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c ✓ Correct

Bi-a, ii-d, iii-b, iv-c

Ci-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a

Di-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c

Correct answer: (A) i-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c

Explanation

The correct matching is Sensorimotor-b, Pre-operational-d, Concrete operational-a, Formal operational-c.

Sensorimotor stage (i) pairs with learning through reflexes, senses, movements and actions (b), from birth to about two years.

Pre-operational stage (ii) pairs with developing language and using symbols (d), about two to seven years.

Concrete operational stage (iii) pairs with logical thinking about concrete problems (a), about seven to eleven years.

Formal operational stage (iv) pairs with hypothetical and deductive thinking (c), from about eleven years.

Jean Piaget proposed these four stages of cognitive development.

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