Research indicates that people who live in unsophisticated,non-technologically-based cultures are incapable of attaining the formal operational stage of thinking,as described by Piaget.

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This statement is false. Piaget's theory suggests that individuals pass through various stages of cognitive development, and that the formal operational stage (in which individuals are capable of abstract reasoning and hypothetical thinking) typically occurs around age 12 and continues through adulthood. While environmental factors may influence cognitive development, research does not support the idea that individuals raised in non-technologically based cultures are inherently incapable of reaching the formal operational stage.

Research Indicates That People Who Live in Unsophisticated,non-Technologically-Based Cultures Are