Yan and Christie are having a discussion about politics. Both are able to reason abstractly, buy Christie is able to accept contradictions and acknowledge Yan's opposing viewpoint. Most likely we would say that Christie has reached the stage of
A)sensorimotor thought
B)preoperational thought
C)concrete operational thought
D)formal operational thought
E)post-formal thought

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Christie's ability to accept contradictions and acknowledge opposing viewpoints indicates she has reached the stage of post-formal thought. This stage goes beyond Piaget's formal operational stage by incorporating the understanding that truth varies from situation to situation and that contradictions can be integrated into a comprehensive whole.

Yan and Christie Are Having a Discussion About Politics