Research on the Idea of the Postformal Stage of Cognitive

question 64

Multiple Choice

Research on the idea of the postformal stage of cognitive development has

• A) proven that formal operational thinking is qualitatively more advanced than postformal thinking.
• B) found no evidence of postformal thought in young adults.
• C) yet to document that postformal thought is a qualitatively more advanced stage than formal operational thought.
• D) found that concrete operational thought is more advanced than postformal thought.

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Definitions:

Inductive Reasoning

A method of reasoning in which specific observations or data are analyzed to form a general conclusion or principle.

Formal Operational

The stage of cognitive development, as per Jean Piaget's theory, starting from about age 12 during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts.

Cognitive Development

The study of how thinking, problem solving, and intelligence change and mature throughout life, especially during childhood.

Inductive Reasoning

A logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion.