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Which cognitive ability develops in adolescents when they start challenging rules and authority ?

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UPTET 2026 Paper 2 Social Studies Question Paper (3-Jul-2026) (Shift 1)
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Logical reasoning

As adolescents enter Piaget's formal operational stage, they gain the ability to reason logically about abstract concepts such as fairness, justice, and authority.

This developing logical reasoning allows them to critically evaluate rules and authority rather than accepting them unquestioningly, leading them to challenge or question established norms.

Sensory skills, motor coordination, and reflex control are physical/perceptual capacities unrelated to the cognitive process of critically evaluating rules and authority.

Hence, the cognitive ability that develops when adolescents start challenging rules and authority is logical reasoning.

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