Jean Piaget
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Under Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the greatest feature of mental development in children during the 'Formal Operational Stage' is the emergence of 'Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning'. In the context of this complex logical ability, which of the following statements most accurately defines its true psychological nature?
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children's thinking becomes abstract in the 'Formal Operational Stage', which begins around 11 or 12 years of age. The most prominent achievement of this stage is 'Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning', under which adolescents formulate possible hypotheses to solve a problem, test them, and draw logical conclusions.
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