alleryFor Piaget, what makes a later stage more advanced than an earlier one?
AA larger store of facts
BMore years of schooling
CMore rewards from adults
DA new way of thinking
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A new way of thinking
1. Piaget described each stage by a distinct way of thinking that is age related.
2. A 10-year-old does not just know more facts than a 5-year-old; the child reasons in a new way.
3. So the quality of thought, not the quantity of information, marks a higher stage.
4. Schooling and rewards can add facts, but they do not by themselves define a stage.
**Why not the others:** A larger store of facts is the common trap: Piaget explicitly said the amount of information is not what separates stages.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Psychology, Ch 3 "Human Development", section "Cognitive Development", p. 47 (ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/kepy103.pdf)_
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