Which of the following is likely to be possible because one has attained formal operational thinking?

A. Categorizing objects
B. Thinking about things changing in the futureĀ 
C. Doing complicated calculations
D. Solving conservation problems


Answer: B

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a. ?Aaron Beck b. ?Leonard Krasner c. ?Carl Rogers d. ?Sigmund Freud

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