Most people develop analytical thinking at age ___________________ to ___________________ years

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


12, 18
twelve, eighteen

Rationale: According to Piaget, most people develop analytical thinking between the ages of 12 and 18 . This is called the formal operational stage. Thinking becomes increasingly abstract, logical, analytical, and creative. Ideas are combined to form concepts, and concepts are combined to form constructs and hypotheses. Theories are developed and begin to be tested. Alternative solutions for problems are generated and examined. The primary cognitive developmental task for this stage is to develop a workable philosophy of life.

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