According to Piaget, during the formal operational period:
A)schemata revolve primarily around sensory and motor abilities
B)children have a difficult time understanding reversibility
C)individuals can consider hypothetical outcomes and make logical deductions
D)mental operations are tied to actual objects in the real world

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Piaget states that during the formal operational period, individuals can consider hypothetical outcomes and make logical deductions. This is a key characteristic of formal operational thinking. The other choices are not accurate. Schemata during this period are more abstract rather than sensory and motor focused (A), understanding reversibility becomes easier during this period (B), and mental operations are not tied to actual objects in the real world (D).

According to Piaget, During the Formal Operational Period