DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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Reversing arithmetic operations
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Using a theory of mind to predict the behavior of others
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Using hypothetical situations as the basis of moral reasoning
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Using symbolic thinking for pretend play
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The formal operational stage is characterized by the ability to use abstract reasoning, like predicting the consequences of hypothetical situations. This ability explains the onset of mature moral reasoning in adolescence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which cognitive skill would a formal operations thinker possess that a concrete operational thinker would lack? Hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is a skill only possible during Piaget’s formal operations phase? Think abstractly and use deductive logic.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Piaget stated that “hypothetical-deductive reasoning” becomes important during the formal operational stage. This type of thinking involves hypothetical “what-if” situations that are not always rooted in reality, i.e. counterfactual thinking.