Jean Piaget
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Consider the following statements in the context of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development:
- 1. During the 'Pre-operational Stage' (approx. 2 to 7 years), the child fully develops the ability of 'Conservation', enabling them to understand that changing an object's shape or form does not alter its quantity or volume.
- 2. In the 'Concrete Operational Stage' (approx. 7 to 11 years), children master the abilities of classification, reversibility, and 'Decentration' of objects and events, but remain unable to use abstract logical thinking and hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
- 3. According to Piaget, the 'Formal Operational Stage' is the final stage beginning from adolescence, where an individual learns to think scientifically and can solve abstract problems based on various possibilities.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Detailed Explanation
Statement 1 is false because the ability of 'Conservation' develops not in the pre-operational stage, but during the 'Concrete Operational Stage'. Children in the pre-operational stage suffer from centration and lack conservation and decentration.
Statement 2 is true because in the concrete operational stage (7-11 years), children learn classification, reversibility, and decentration, but cannot think abstractly.
Statement 3 is true because in the formal operational stage (11 years and above/adolescence), adolescents become capable of abstract thinking and hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
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