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Download full textKramer, Deirdre A. – 1983
Post-formal operational thought is characterized by both relativism and dialecticism. To examine age differences across adulthood in relativistic and dialectical thought, and to determine whether formal operations are necessary but not sufficient for these forms of thought, 20 young (mean age, 19.6), 20 middle aged (mean age, 46.2), and 20 older…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes
