In Paul's first year of undergraduate study, he learned about various marriage, partnership, and child rearing practices in his anthropology class. His religious beliefs and values were challenged as he reviewed the wide variety of cultural customs and practices relative to these sociocultural practices found across the globe. He could not accept that other cultures had valid forms and practices that were different than his own. What type of thinking was Paul using?
A)politically correct thinking
B)higher belief and values thing
C) higher-order thinking
D) lower-order thinking

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Paul is exhibiting lower-order thinking because he is unable to accept or consider perspectives that are different from his own. He is not engaging in critical thinking or analyzing the validity of different cultural practices, but rather rejecting them outright.

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