John, an adolescent, was thinking about how animals think. Then he started thinking about why he was thinking about how animals think. Which of the following characteristics of the formal operational stage is John displaying in this example?

A. critical thought
B. concrete thought
C. abstract thought
D. egocentric thought


Answer: C

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