Jean Piaget
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In the context of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, consider the following characteristics of the 'Formal Operational Stage':
- 1. In this stage, the ability of 'Hypothetico-deductive Reasoning' develops in children, enabling them to logically test various possibilities and hypotheses for solving abstract problems.
- 2. During this phase, the feeling of 'Adolescent Egocentrism' arises in adolescents, under which they experience mental phenomena like 'Imaginary Audience' and 'Personal Fable'.
- 3. Upon reaching this stage, children become fully capable of drawing logical conclusions based solely on linguistic symbols and verbal statements without any physical or concrete support, and the rule of conservation ends long before this stage.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Statement 1 is correct because in the 'Formal Operational Stage' (from about 11 years to adulthood), the ability of hypothetico-deductive reasoning develops in children. Statement 2 is also correct because 'Adolescent Egocentrism' described by David Elkind, which includes 'imaginary audience' and 'personal fable', is a key feature of this stage. Statement 3 is partially incorrect because the rule of conservation does not end in this stage, rather it is fully developed and stabilized much earlier in the 'Concrete Operational Stage'. Thus, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
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