According to Piaget, the formal operational stage typically appears between which ages?
ATwo and seven years of age
BSeven and eleven years of age
CEleven and fifteen years of age
DSixteen and twenty years of age
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Eleven and fifteen years of age
1. Table 3.2 places the formal operational stage as the fourth and final Piagetian stage.
2. Its approximate age range is given as eleven to fifteen years.
3. The adolescent can apply logic more abstractly at this stage.
4. Hypothetical thinking develops during the formal operational stage.
5. Hence formal operational typically appears between eleven and fifteen years.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Psychology Ch 3 "Human Development", p. 48, Table 3.2 Piaget's Stages_
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