Which Stage of Cognitive Development Lasts from Approximately Age 11

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which stage of cognitive development lasts from approximately age 11 onward?

• A)concrete operational
• B)sensorimotor
• C)preoperational
• D)formal operational

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Definitions:

Trichromatic Analysis

A theory of color vision based on the idea that the eye contains three types of color receptors, sensitive to red, green, and blue light.

Primary Colors

A set of colors from which all other colors can be obtained through mixing; in the context of additive color mixing – red, green, and blue; for subtractive mixing – cyan, magenta, and yellow.

Brightness Contrast

Brightness contrast involves the perception of an object's brightness being affected by the brightness of its surroundings, making it appear lighter or darker.

Lateral Inhibition

A neural mechanism that increases contrast and sharpness in visual and auditory pathways by inhibiting neighboring neurons' activity.