There is widespread support among scholars for the proposition that the stage of formal operations constitutes a universal human potential, but ____
a. only a very small and select group of elite humans have this potential
b. no one can figure out how to test this hypothesis
c. there is very little support for this position
d. the form it takes depends on the kinds of cognitive requirements people in that culture face
D. Not all members of all cultures have life experiences that advance the development of formal operations even though they have the potential to develop it.
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a. Tourette's disorder b. enuresis c. post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) d. separation anxiety disorder
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