(12 years old and up) The Formal Operation Stage (35-65 years old) Generativity Versus -Think abstractly and reason Stagnation about hypothetical problems. Basic need of this stage -Think more about moral, is care to the next philosophical, ethical, & political generation. Failure to issues that req. theoretical and develop caring attitude abstract reasoning. will lead towards -Begin to deduct logic/ reasoning feeling of stagnation. from general principle to specific information LEV VYGOTSKY JEROME BRUNER (7 years old and up) (Age> 7-year-old) Symbolic -Differentiation of -Learn through symbols and behaviour and abstracts such as language. consciousness -Tell ideas and words - Knowledge stored primarily as words, mathematical symbols, or in other symbol systems.