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OPERATION FORMELLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- formal operation
1, record 1, English, formal%20operation
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- abstract operation 2, record 1, English, abstract%20operation
correct
- hypothetico-deductive operation 3, record 1, English, hypothetico%2Ddeductive%20operation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In his theory of the development of intelligence in stages, Piaget distinguishes four different periods of development relative to the form of organization of cognitive structures, and passing organically into one another: the periods of (a) sensorimotor intelligence, (b) preoperational representation, (c) concrete operations and (d) formal operations (...) But, whereas operations at this stage [concrete operations] are still bound up with concrete activity, at the last stage of development of intelligence, the period of formal operations (11 to 15 years), they become independent of the concrete object, and the individual acquires the capacity to draw purely formal conclusions from hypothetical assumptions. 4, record 1, English, - formal%20operation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opération formelle
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ration%20formelle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- opération propositionnelle 2, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ration%20propositionnelle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle "opérations formelles" les opérations de la pensée qui portent sur des propositions et des hypothèses sans support concret. Prolongeant les opérations concrètes qu'elles dépassent en les intégrant, les opérations formelles apparaissent à partir de douze à treize ans. 2, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9ration%20formelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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