Jean Piaget
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In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which is the most important cognitive ability developed by children during the 'Formal Operational Stage' (approximately from 11 years to adulthood), enabling them to solve problems beyond actual reality based on possibilities, abstract reasoning, and hypotheses?
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the 'Formal Operational Stage' (approximately 11 to 15 years) is the final stage of the theory. At this level, 'hypothetical-deductive reasoning' develops in children, enabling them to form hypotheses like a scientific method and test them systematically. Along with this, they no longer require concrete objects and can engage in logical thinking purely with abstract thoughts. For detailed study on this topic, you can refer to the Wikipedia reference.
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