In recent years, a number of researchers have begun to question
the Piagetian theory that cognitive structural development ends
with the adolescent's acquisition of formal operations and have
begun to focus on the development of thought in late adolescence
and adulthood. This volume brings together the work of numerous
scholars in cognitive social, and perceptual development to explore
the nature of postformal thought. The contributors represent the
diversity of models and approaches that characterize the ongoing
research in this area and, at the same time, act to unify this body
of literature within a common framework of analysis. Students,
researchers, and practicing psychologists will find her important
new insights into the evolution of thought processes throughout the
human lifespan.
A number of the papers present alternative, but closely related
models of postformal cognition, as well as techniques of measuring
postformal thought. Of special interest is the presentation of data
supporting claims that thought represents a stage qualitatively
distinct from the transition between hierarchical and formal
operations. The opening chapter describes Beethoven's cognitive
development in late adolescence and adulthood, while subsequent
essays discuss the modifications of formal structures that develop
in the attempt to use formal reasoning in real-life problem
solving. A set of studies that extend the study of postformal
thought into the domains of moral thought and social reasoning
complete the volume.
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