Which of the following is FALSE regarding the formal operations stage of cognitive development?

a) High school math and science courses seem to facilitate hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
b) Individuals in this stage can think of what might be.
c) Teenagers in this stage have yet to master the skill of reversibility.
d) Teens in this stage often think they are on stage and that everyone is their audience.


Answer: c

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