If a child is able to analyze an event that is not part of his own immediate experience,such as a Presidential election,and criticize the outcome based on his analysis,he has achieved what stage of cognitive development?

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

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McKinna Olivia · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The ability to analyze an event and criticize it based on analysis requires advanced cognitive skills such as abstract reasoning and hypothetical thinking,which are characteristics of the formal operational stage of cognitive development according to Piaget's theory.

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