Critical Thinking Develops Automatically During Adolescence

question 49

True/False

Critical thinking develops automatically during adolescence.

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Definitions:

Preoperational

The stage of cognitive development in Piaget's theory, characterized by symbolic thinking, egocentrism, and a lack of logical reasoning.

Accommodation

The process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus on near or distant objects, or in psychology, altering one's beliefs to make them compatible with reality.

Assimilation

A cognitive process where individuals integrate new information into existing knowledge structures or schemas.

Schema

A cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information in the world around us.