Which of the following are the characteristics of mental development of adolescents? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1.Increased ability to generalise facts

2.Development of memory and imagination

3.Decreased ability to deal with abstraction

4.Decreased ability to understand

5.Increased ability to solve problems

A3, 4 and 5 only

B1, 2 and 5 only ✓ Correct

C1, 3 and 4 only

D3 and 4 only

Correct answer: (B) 1, 2 and 5 only

Explanation

Increased ability to generalise facts, development of memory and imagination, and increased problem-solving mark adolescent mental development.

Generalising facts (item 1) reflects growing abstract reasoning.

Memory and imagination (item 2) expand markedly in adolescence.

Increased problem-solving (item 5) accompanies formal-operational thought.

Decreased ability to deal with abstraction (item 3) is false; abstraction actually grows.

Decreased ability to understand (item 4) is false; comprehension improves.

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