Question

According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, adolescent belongs to:

• A. Formal operational stage
• B. Concrete operational stage
• C. Pre-operational stage
• D. Sensorimotor stage

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Formal operational stage

• According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, adolescents (roughly ages 11-15 and beyond) enter the Formal Operational Stage, characterized by:

1. Logical reasoning and abstract thinking

2. Ability to consider multiple perspectives and hypotheses

3. Development of deductive reasoning and problem-solving skills

4. Increased ability to think abstractly and reason logically

In this stage, adolescents begin to think more abstractly, reason logically, and develop their own ideologies and beliefs.