Question

An unarmed 18-year-old African-American man was on his way to college when he engaged in an altercation with a police officer. The ending result was the police officer shot and killed him. Sean is a 19-year-old African-American man who is disgusted about what just took place in his neighborhood. He decides to demonstrate his frustration by joining in riots taking place in his neighborhood. Sean is in Piaget's _____ stages of cognitive development.

Answer 1

Answer:

Sean is in Formal Operational Stage of cognitive development.

Explanation:

Formal Operational Stage is the fourth stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory. The formal operational stage is 12 years and above covering the adolescence and adulthood. According to Piaget, the teenagers and adults started to think rationally and logically in this stage. However, the external environment influences such as sociocultural and economic influences may deeply affect the thinking process of teenagers and adults. In this case scenario, Sean was a teenager who has an African-American descent which makes him vulnerable to economic hardships and injustice by powerful people. Therefore, he exhibited a reaction of what he has has been enduring, and engage in riots. His cognitive development operations were negatively influenced by his circumstances.