What Does Piaget Say About Adolescence

Jean Piaget describes adolescence as the stage of life in which the individual’s thoughts start taking more of an abstract form and egocentric thoughts decrease. This allows the adolescent to think and reason with a wider perspective.

Which stage of Piaget is included in adolescent development?

Piaget’s Theory of Adolescent Cognitive Development. Section 2, Article 1 – Adolescents graduate from the concrete operational stage, which was discussed in the previous module, and move to the formal operational stage of thought around the age of 12.

What is Piaget's theory of child development?

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development suggests that children move through four different stages of mental development. His theory focuses not only on understanding how children acquire knowledge, but also on understanding the nature of intelligence.1 Piaget’s stages are: Sensorimotor stage: birth to 2 years.