Research on the Idea of the Postformal Stage of Cognitive

question 64

Multiple Choice

Research on the idea of the postformal stage of cognitive development has

• A) proven that formal operational thinking is qualitatively more advanced than postformal thinking.
• B) found no evidence of postformal thought in young adults.
• C) yet to document that postformal thought is a qualitatively more advanced stage than formal operational thought.
• D) found that concrete operational thought is more advanced than postformal thought.

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