DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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Experiencing the world through senses and actions (looking, hearing, touching, mouthing, and grasping.)
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Representing things with words and images; using intuitive rather than logical reasoning.
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Thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetical operations.
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Abstract reasoning.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The formal operational stage begins at approximately age twelve and lasts into adulthood. As adolescents enter this stage, they gain the ability to think in an abstract manner by manipulating ideas in their head, without any dependence on concrete manipulation (Inhelder & Piaget, 1958).
Detailed explanation-2: -The formal operational stage is characterized by the ability to formulatehypotheses and systematically test them to arrive at an answer to a problem. The individual in the formal stage is also able to think abstractly and tounderstand the form or structure of a mathematical problem.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Formal Operational Stage. At the age of 11, children enter the formal operational stage. Abstract thought characterizes this stage. Children can think about abstract concepts and are not limited to a current time, person, or situation.
Detailed explanation-4: -fourth stage, the period of formal operations, begins at age 12 and extends into adulthood. It is characterized by an orderliness of thinking and a mastery of logical thought, allowing a more flexible kind of mental experimentation. The child learns in this final stage to manipulate abstract ideas, make hypotheses, …