Which of the following is an example of what an educator can do to support adolescents in the formal operations stage of cognitive development?
a. Avoid stressing adolescents by engaging them in discussions about controversial topics such as evolution.
b. Engage students in a debate about the differences between Republicans and Democrats.
c. Expect all students to engage in metacognition, or thinking about their thinking.
b
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