A negative result of formal-operational thinking is a(n)
a. enhanced awareness of the logical inconsistencies in one's surroundings that can foster rebelliousness.
b. unquestioning willingness to obey rules, even when human rights are violated by those rules.
c. narrowly focused concern with one's own interests.
d. tendency to make intuitive judgments based on hunches.
A
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