Jean Piaget
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, during the transition from the 'Concrete Operational Stage' to the 'Formal Operational Stage', which most important logical capacity develops in the child, enabling them to consider abstract propositions and construct hypotheses even without the direct presence of concrete objects?
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Explanation of Piaget's Stages
In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the most distinct and highest achievement of the 'Formal Operational Stage' (approximately 11 years to adulthood) is the development of 'Hypothetical-Deductive Reasoning'.
- At this stage, the child is no longer limited to concrete and direct facts.
- They can build hypotheses based on abstract thoughts, possibilities, and logical propositions, and test them systematically.
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