The ability to work intellectually in the past, present, and future is accomplished by individuals in Piaget's
A) formal operations stage.
B) concrete operations stage.
C) conservation tasks.
D) preoperational stage.

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Piaget's formal operations stage occurs around adolescence and is characterized by the ability to think abstractly and hypothetically. This includes the ability to work intellectually in the past, present, and future. The other stages (concrete operations, conservation tasks, and preoperational) do not have the same level of cognitive ability.

The Ability to Work Intellectually in the Past, Present, and Future