Investigating Adolescent Discourse in Critical Thinking: Monologic Responses to Stories Containing a Moral Dilemma.
Purpose: The adolescent developmental task of establishing autonomy from parents is supported through various aspects of executive functioning, including critical thinking. Our aim was to investigate younger and older adolescent language performance in form, content, and use in response to a moral d...
| Publicado en: | Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 630 - 644 |
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Apr2021
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