According to Piaget, which option best describes the hallmark cognitive…
2023
According to Piaget, which option best describes the hallmark cognitive development of adolescents?
- A.
Adolescents learn by social interaction.
- B.
Adolescents can use deductive logic.
- C.
Adolescents are capable of theoretical reasoning.
- D.
Adolescents can think upto concrete level.
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Correct answer: C
Key idea: Piaget places adolescents in the formal operational stage.
Formal operational thinking: abstract, theoretical, and hypothetical reasoning.
Deductive logic: also develops, but it is one part of the broader formal-operational ability.
Concrete thinking only: belongs mainly to the earlier concrete operational stage.
Answer: Adolescents are capable of theoretical reasoning.