Jean Piaget
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Under Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, while analyzing the most specific cognitive features of the 'Formal Operational Stage' (approx. 11 years to adulthood) which are 'Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning' and 'Abstract Thinking', which of the following statements most accurately explains the essential and scientific nature of a child's mental abilities during this stage?
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, in the formal operational stage (approx. 11 years onwards), a child's thinking becomes more scientific and flexible. The biggest feature of this stage is 'Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning', under which adolescents create various hypotheses to solve a problem, test them systematically, and are able to work logically with abstract and symbolic thoughts.
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