Selman has theorized about adolescents' cognitive development between early and late childhood and has theorized that an adolescent will by late childhood develop the ability to:
a. converse in a reasonable manner with adults
b. make right choices 90% of the time
c. see the reasoning behind others' behavior
d. do more than one complex task at a time
C
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A Incorrect. Selman's theory about adolescent cognitive development between early and late childhood does not speak to the ability to converse in a reasonable manner with adults.
B Incorrect. Selman's theory about adolescent cognitive development between early and late childhood does not speak to the ability to make right choices 90% of the time.
C Correct. Selman has theorized about adolescents' cognitive development between early and late childhood and has theorized that an adolescent will by late childhood develop the ability to see the reasoning behind others' behavior.
D Incorrect. Selman's theory about adolescent cognitive development between early and late childhood does not speak to the ability to do more than one complex task at a time.
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