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Formal Operational Thought Analysis

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Piaget’s stage of Formal Operational Thought is the fourth stage of development. It’s where adolescences can think about multiple variables in systematic ways, formulate hypothesis and consider possibilities. (WebMD 2015) This is the point in life where people are able to make decisions on their own. This is because they can think about the different possibilities or outcomes of a situation. This kind of thought can be found in subjects such as math and science. It takes the brain a certain amount of mentality in order to problem solve. This type of problem solving is done easily for some in one’s head. There are many concepts included in Formal Operational Thought. Such as using logic, abstract thought and Problem solving. These include …show more content…

(Kail 2015) This is where individuals perform tasks expecting a favor in return. This is common is most teenagers they expect if they help a friend then the friend will later help them. For example, if a person was a cover for their friend Sarah when she actually went to a party. That person would hope Sarah would one day do the same for them. People will also follow another’s ways. If they saw someone do something a certain way and they were successful. Then the person may try that on their own to receive success. For example if I saw that another student got a 100% on an exam because they went and saw a tutor, then I would want to go see a tutor in order to receive a 100% as well. Another example is when a sibling takes the blame for something he or she didn’t do. They did this in order to receive the same favor from their siblings in the future. If a child’s parents have a certain way of how they greet people, the when the child greets people they may greet them in a similar way to their parents. This is because they want to receive the same acknowledgements their parents do from others. If a child’s parents are in a successful occupation, the child may be drawn to wanting to be in a successful occupation in the future so they can maintain the same

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