Can children engage in logical reasoning before they enter the formal operations stage of development?
A. No. Logical reasoning is an advanced cognitive process that not everyone develops.
B. No, because conservation represents the first kind of logical thinking skills that people develop.
C. Yes, because cognitive skills develop as children are exposed to and practice them, no matter their stage of development.
D. Yes, at least to some extent. As they develop, their thinking will become more complex.