alleryMetacognition emerges in which Piagetian stage?
ASensorimotor stage
BPreoperational stage
CConcrete operational stage
DFormal operational stage
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Formal operational stage
1. Metacognition lets people reason about and monitor their own thought.
2. Piaget linked it to the formal operational stage.
3. Earlier stages are tied to action, symbols and concrete objects.
_Source: Wikipedia, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Formal operational stage_
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