Question

According to Piaget, formal operational thought is characterised by:

• A. Thinking expands beyond actual concrete experiences and think in more abstract terms and reason about them
• B. Intuitive thought is replaced by logical thought
• C. Thought that focus on a single characteristic or understanding an event feature for
• D. Could not think about an object which is not physically present

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Thinking expands beyond actual concrete experiences and think in more abstract terms and reason about them

• According to Jean Piaget, formal operational thought is characterized by:

1. Abstract thinking: Ability to think beyond concrete experiences and consider abstract concepts.

2. Logical reasoning: Capacity to reason logically and systematically about abstract ideas.

3. Hypothetical thinking: Ability to consider hypothetical situations and reason about their potential outcomes.

Formal operational thought typically emerges during adolescence (around 11-15 years old) and enables individuals to think more critically, solve complex problems, and reason abstractly.