Jean Piaget's Cognitive Theory Elaborates on the Way a Person

question 10

Multiple Choice

Jean Piaget's cognitive theory elaborates on the way a person thinks and how these thoughts are used to adapt to the surrounding environment. The age-group for the formal operation is:

• A)Birth to 2 years of age.
• B) to 7 years of age.
• C) to 11 years of age.
• D)12 years of age to adulthood.

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Definitions:

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Monogamy Hypothesis

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Haplodiploidy Hypothesis

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Eusociality

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