Jean Piaget
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In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, during the 'Formal Operational Stage' (approximately 11 years to adulthood), which key mental ability developing in children is defined as 'Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning' and 'Abstract Thinking', enabling the child to go beyond actual situations and draw logical conclusions based on possibilities?
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the 'Formal Operational Stage' is the final and highest stage of cognitive development. The greatest characteristic of this phase is the emergence of 'Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning', in which adolescents imagine potential solutions to problems like a scientific method, form hypotheses, and test them logically. They no longer need concrete or physical objects, but can perform logical operations with symbols and abstract ideas as well. For more information, you can refer to the Wikipedia reference.
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