formal operational stage

formal operational stage

the fourth and final stage in the Piagetian theory of cognitive development, beginning around age 12, during which complex intellectual functions, such as abstract thinking, logical processes, conceptualization, and judgment, develop. See also concrete operational stage; preoperational stage; sensorimotor stage.

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