alleryStart learning →The last of Piaget's stages, from about age 11 to adulthood, is the:
AConcrete operational
BPreoperational stage
CSensorimotor stage
DFormal operational
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Formal operational
1. Abstract reasoning arrives last in Piaget's sequence.
2. The fourth, and last, stage in Piaget's theory is the formal operational stage.
3. It runs from about age 11 to adulthood.
4. Concrete operational precedes it, ending around age 11.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Lifespan Development', sections 9.1-9.4_
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