Question

According to the cognitive development theorists, the child can understand the basic principles of casual thinking and scientific experimentation in a period of:

• A. Infancy
• B. Early adolescence
• C. Concrete operation
• D. Later adolescence

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Concrete operation

Yes, the concrete operational stage is a stage of cognitive development in children's psychology: 

• Definition

  The concrete operational stage is a stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development that marks the beginning of logical and systematic thinking in children. It's the third stage in Piaget's theory and is considered to be the most important developmental stage for a child's cognitive thinking. 

• Age

  This stage usually begins around age 7 and lasts until around age 11. However, children can enter or leave this stage early or late. 

• Characteristics

  Children in this stage are able to: 

  • Understand concrete concepts and ideas 

  • Think logically and rationally 

  • Apply the basic scientific method to problems 

  • Consider multiple aspects of a situation or problem simultaneously 

  • Gain skills like decentering, conservation, reversibility, class inclusion, and relations 

• Limitations

  Children in this stage may have difficulty organizing large bodies of data or inferential tasks. They may also not relate present actions with future consequences. 

• Concrete thinking

  Concrete thinking is a more literal form of thinking that focuses on the physical world.