EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Piaget, at what stage does abstract thinking begin to develop?
A
Formal operational
B
Concrete operational
C
Sensory motor
D
Pre-operational
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Piaget theorized that at this stage, children further develop and master abstract thought and become less egocentric.

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 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-4: -Four stages of development. In his theory of cognitive development, Jean Piaget proposed that humans progress through four developmental stages: the sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operational stage, and formal operational stage.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Concrete Operational Stage: 7 to 11 Years Major Characteristics and Developmental Changes: Children begin to thinking logically about concrete events.

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