Current research on cognitive development in adolescence suggests that
A)Piaget was correct,formal operations represents a discrete,qualitative change in thinking capacities.
B)Piaget's conception of specific changes during the formal operational period is accurate.
C)once adolescents achieve formal operations,they no longer make the kind of logical errors that they did when they were in the concrete operational period.
D)cognitive development in adolescence is more quantitative and gradual than qualitative and discrete.

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Current research suggests that cognitive development in adolescence is more quantitative and gradual, rather than a discrete change as suggested by Piaget's theory of formal operations. Adolescents still make logical errors and can have difficulty applying logical reasoning to complex and abstract topics even after achieving formal operations. Therefore, option D is the best choice.

Current Research on Cognitive Development in Adolescence Suggests That