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Question6 2 pointsSave Answ Santrock descusses Piagers formal operationdathought stageowtiche thelitdt tage n Bbaers stage theany of rogal detio n cognitive development. This question requires that you recognize examples of thought from the four different Piaget below best illustrates formal operational thought? ian stages. Which of the types of thinking listed o Adolescents have a larger short term memory than younger children do Daniel understands that for the pendulum problem, the problem solver must manipulate the length of the string, the number of o Lily understands that the keys still exist even though her mom is hiding them behind her back O Susan tries to trick her little brother into thinking he has less orange juice by pouring it into a short, wide glass rce with which the w e height from which the weight is dropped Steven does not think that his brother, Mike, has a brother

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Answer:b

Formal operational stage is the last stage of piaget's theory of cognitive development. This stage is characterised by the presence of abstract reasoning, systematic planning, logical thought, deductive reasoning and increase in creativity. It begins at 12 years of age and lasts through adulthood.

In the following example, option a is about larger short term memory. But this characteristic does not form a part of planet's theory of cognitive development and is therefore incorrect. Option c about lily understanding that keys exist even when her mother hides it is 'object permanence' achieved by 2 years of age and in the last phase of the sensorimotor stage. Option d is about the concept of conservation where even if an object changes shape it is still the same. This is achieved in the 3rd stage that is concrete operational stage and therefore isn't the correct option. Option d is related to lack of understanding through other's perspective as egocentrism is present. Therefore the child isn't able to understand that his brother also has a brother that is Mike himself. Option b uses deductive reasoning and systematic planning as well as logic effectively which are the characteristics of formal operational stage. Therefore, b is the correct answer.

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