Why Are Modern College Students Less Likely to Advance in Their

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Multiple Choice

Why are modern college students less likely to advance in their postformal thinking during their first two years of college than students from 20 years ago?

• A) Modern students study less, and professors expect less.
• B) Students today are less capable.
• C) Today's students have less flexible brains.
• D) Students 20 years ago had more mature prefrontal cortices.

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