Jean Piaget
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With reference to Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development, consider the following statements:
- 1. According to Piaget, during the pre-operational stage (approximately 2 to 7 years), the ability of 'conservation' is fully developed in children, enabling them to understand that changing the shape or form of an object does not alter its mass or volume.
- 2. In the concrete operational stage (approximately 7 to 11 years), the child acquires the ability of 'decentration' and begins to thoroughly understand logical operations such as the classification of objects and seriation.
- 3. In the formal operational stage (approximately 11 years and beyond), the capacity for 'abstract thinking' and 'hypothetico-deductive reasoning' is fully developed in adolescents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Detailed Explanation
According to Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development, the ability of conservation does not develop during the pre-operational stage; rather, it is a key characteristic of the concrete operational stage.
Analysis of Statements
- Statement 1 is incorrect: Children in the pre-operational stage lack the concept of conservation and cannot understand that altering an object's appearance does not change its fundamental quantity.
- Statement 2 is correct: During the concrete operational stage, children develop decentration, classification, and seriation skills.
- Statement 3 is correct: The formal operational stage marks the emergence of abstract thinking and hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
Therefore, statements 2 and 3 are correct.
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