CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PIAGET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the key feature of the formal operational stage?
A
Egocentrism
B
Object Permanence
C
Manipulate ideas in head
D
none of the above
E
all of the above
Explanation: 

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 four stages are: Sensorimotor intelligence. Pre-operational thinking. Concrete operational thinking.

Detailed explanation-4: -A key aspect of formal operational thought is systematic thinking, which is the ability to reason carefully through a sequence of steps without skipping a step. Piaget tested this way of thinking with a task known as the pendulum problem.

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