Formal Operational Thinking Differs from Piaget's Other Stages in That

question 49

Multiple Choice

Formal operational thinking differs from Piaget's other stages in that a formal thinker gains the ability to

• A)think systematically about abstract concepts.
• B)mentally manipulate objects that they can see.
• C)understand the symbols used in language.
• D)form mental schemas.

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Definitions:

Concurrent Validity

The construct validity of a measure is assessed by examining whether groups of people differ on the measure in expected ways.

Face Validity

Refers to the extent to which a test appears to measure what it claims to measure, based on superficial judgment.

Convergent Validity

A type of validity that assesses whether measures that should be related, based on the study hypotheses, are actually related.

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a test or measure differentiates between distinct groups or constructs, showing it is not correlating too highly with measures from different constructs.