Researchers have recently begun to explore the ways in which an adult's thinking differs from that of an adolescent and have reached several conclusions. (2) Although adolescents are able to test alternatives and to arrive at what they see as the "correct" solution to a problem, adults gradually come to realize that there isn't a single correct solution to every problem—there may, in fact, be no correct solution, or there may be several. (3) Adolescents rely on authorities to tell them what is "true," but adults realize that "truth" often varies according to the situation and one's viewpoint. (4) Adults are also more practical: they know that a solution to a problem must be realistic as well as reasonable. The selection's main pattern of organization is:
a) Cause and Effect
b) Compare and Contrast
c) Chronological Order
d) Problem-Solution