The thought processes of a child in Piaget's stage of formal operations are like those of

A) normal adults.
B) normal adults except for impairment on abstract or hypothetical questions.
C) normal adults except for impairment on conservation problems.
D) normal adults except that they lack the concept of object permanence.

Formal Operations

The stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, where individuals are able to think abstractly, reason logically, and plan systematically.

Abstract

A brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, or other document that outlines the main points.

Object Permanence

The realization in early childhood that entities persist even when they are out of sight, sound, or touch.