One reason that traditional educational practices may not lead to critical thinking is that
A) those educational practices do not account for how adolescents make cognitive progress
from one stage to the next stage.
B) the focus is on what to think instead of how to think.
C) the emphasis is on mental shortcuts that can be used to solve problems.
D) there are cultural differences in the meaning of critical thinking.
B
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