Piaget Makes Two Claims About Thinking in the Period After

Multiple Choice

Piaget makes two claims about thinking in the period after concrete operations. One of these claims is that formal operational thinking is the final stage of development. What is the other claim?

A) Developmental changes continue through early adolescence.
B) Developmental changes do not continue through early adolescence.
C) Formal operational thinking is not qualitatively different from concrete operational thinking, but it is quantitatively different.
D) The transition to formal operational thinking begins at around 13 years.