Which of the Following Is a Criticism of Formal Operational

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a criticism of formal operational reasoning as a stage of cognitive development?

• A) It does not describe the sensory-based reasoning of which adolescents are capable.
• B) It does not deal with the ability of adolescents to raise hypotheses about an unknown future.
• C) It is not broad enough to encompass the many dimensions along which cognitive functioning changes in adolescence.
• D) It includes too many dimensions such as the biological basis and social context of reasoning.