Jean Piaget
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With reference to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, consider the following statements:
- 1. According to Piaget, children are active knowledge builders and little scientists who construct their own theories about the world.
- 2. During the 'Pre-operational Stage' (2 to 7 years), the quality of 'conservation' is fully developed in children, enabling them to understand that changing the shape of an object does not change its quantity or mass.
- 3. In the 'Concrete Operational Stage' (7 to 11 years), children begin to think logically, but their thinking is limited only to concrete or direct objects and events.
- 4. In the Formal Operational Stage, adolescents develop full capacities for deductive reasoning and abstract thinking.
Which of the above statements are correct?
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Detailed Explanation
The analysis of the statements given in this question is as follows:
Statement 1 is correct: According to Jean Piaget, children are little scientists who construct knowledge by active interaction with their environment.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The quality of 'conservation' does not develop in the pre-operational stage but during the 'concrete operational stage' (7-11 years). Children in the pre-operational stage lack conservation.
Statement 3 is correct: In the concrete operational stage, children begin to understand conservation, classification, and reversibility, but their thinking remains limited to concrete objects rather than abstract ideas.
Statement 4 is correct: In the formal operational stage (above 11 years), abstract thinking, hypothetico-deductive reasoning, and scientific thinking develop.
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