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' (approx. 2 to 7 years), children fully develop the quality of 'Conservation', enabling them to understand that volume, mass, and number remain unchanged even if an object's form or shape changes.
- 2. In the 'Concrete Operational Stage' (approx. 7 to 11 years), the child acquires the ability to classify objects based on their properties and 'Decentration', allowing them to view a problem from more than one perspective.
- 3. In the 'Formal Operational Stage' (11 years and above), adolescents fully develop the capacity for 'Abstract Thinking' and 'Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning'.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Detailed Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect because the quality of 'Conservation' develops not in the pre-operational stage, but during the 'Concrete Operational Stage'. Pre-operational children exhibit centration, making them view a change in shape as a completely new form without understanding conservation. Statement 2 is correct; in this stage children acquire the ability to classify, conserve, and decentrate. Statement 3 is correct; abstract thinking and logical-deductive capacity fully develop in the formal operational stage.
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