How does postformal thought fundamentally differ from Piaget's notion of formal operations?
A. Postformal thought is a developmental period that precedes formal operations.
B. Postformal thought is based on culturally shared definitions of "truth" and "wisdom."
C. Postformal thought acknowledges that sometimes there are no clearly right or wrong solutions to a problem.
D. Postformal reasoning leads to a single identifiable solution.
Answer: C
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