Question

Piaget believed that we reach the apex of cognitive ability during late adolescence when we achieve the formal operations stage of development. Other theorists have suggested that we continue to develop cognitively late into adulthood.

What are your thoughts? Provide reasoning and an example.

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Answer 1

Adulthood normally spans more than 60 years, starting from about age 20, and the cognitive changes during those years are vast. Accumulated evidence indicates that cognitive development in adulthood is rich, complex, and dynamic, perhaps even more so than in infancy and childhood, with many factors acting together in various contexts to produce systematic, dynamic variation. For instance, It can be observed that adults frequently show regression performances and move down to lower levels of cognitive skill and then construct higher levels, instead of always following a simple forward progression. This kind of backward transition phenomenon in adult cognitive processes shows an interesting and important cognitive advancement, one that may seem frustrating and counter-intuitive to many intelligent adults

I personally believe the development continue still the individual dies, becaue we all know knowledge can be acquired from any place at any time; it doesn't look at the age. Therefore, believing in the fact that it continues till the individual dies seems more appropriate. Development not only means growth, it also means degenration/ regression. According to piaget, it just becomes constant after a age, which never happens.