Young Teens Are Not as Good as Older Teens at Thinking

Multiple Choice

Young teens are not as good as older teens at thinking abstractly. What can help them to learn to do so?

A) They need to experiment with their formal operational schemes before they are proficient at using them.
B) They need complex problems and examples that will help them to acquire the ability to think abstractly.
C) Their executive processes need time to mature.
D) They need to take more abstract courses such as philosophy.