The stage at which people develop the ability to think abstractly is the:

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8 July, 22:24

The stage at which people develop the ability to think abstractly is the:

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The stage at which people develop the ability to think abstractly is the formal operational stage.

According to Piaget, humans start thinking in abstract terms once they reach adolescence - so about the age of 12. This is the age when we no longer think only in concrete terms, but rather can understand abstract things such as emotions and things that we cannot actually see or touch.