CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PIAGET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Piaget, people reach “cognitive maturity” and are able to think about abstract concepts during the
A
Preoperational Stage
B
Formal Operational Stage
C
Concrete Operational Stage
D
Sensorimotor Stage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abstract Thinking in Psychology: How Does It Develop? Developmental psychologist Jean Piaget argued that children develop abstract reasoning skills as part of their last stage of development, known as the formal operational stage. This stage occurs between the ages of 11 and 16.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Formal Operational Stage: 12 and Up Major Characteristics and Developmental Changes: The adolescent or young adult begins to think abstractly and reason about hypothetical problems. Abstract thought emerges.

Detailed explanation-3: -Piaget proposed four major stages of cognitive development, and called them (1) sensorimotor intelligence, (2) preoperational thinking, (3) concrete operational thinking, and (4) formal operational thinking.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the formal operational stage, adolescents are able to understand abstract principles which have no physical reference.

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