Santrock discusses Piaget\'s formal operational thought stage, which is the last

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Santrock discusses Piaget's formal operational thought stage, which is the last stage in Piaget's stage theory of cognitive development. This question requires that you recognize examples of thought from the four different Piagetian stages. Which of the types of thinking listed below best illustrates formal operational thought? Label the best answer, and explain why it is the best answer and why the other answers are not as good. 1 a. Steven does not think that his brother, Mike, has a brother. b. Susan tries to trick her little brother into thinking he has less orange juice by pouring it into a short, wide glass. c. Lily understands that the keys still exist even though her mom is hiding them behind her back. d. Daniel understands that for the pendulum problem, the problem-solver must manipulate the length of the string, the number of weights, the force with which the weight is swung, and the height from which the weight is dropped e. Adolescents have a larger short-term memory than younger

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The options (a )& (b) best illustrates the pre-operational stages of Piaget's theory because in Option (a )the child has a more egocentric thinking and in Option (b) law of conservation is to be tested. The option (c) illustrat the sensorimotor stage of the theory in which object permanence is described.The option (d) best illustrates the formal operational stage because the problem here is solved by an abstract thinking and higher level of cognition is used in doing so. Strategy and planning had been done in reaching the solution.

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