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When a child is able to grasp the idea that a ball continues to exist even though his parent placed the ball under a hat, the child is in which of the following stages in the development of logical thinking, according to Piaget?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Object permanence, understanding that objects exist when out of sight, develops during the sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years) per Piaget's theory.