Which of the Following Is True About a School-Age Child's

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about a school-age child's ability to use hypothetico-deductive reasoning?

• A)She can sort out evidence that bears on three or more variables at once.
• B)She can understand that hypotheses must be confirmed by appropriate evidence.
• C)She can easily explain why a pattern of observations supports a hypothesis.
• D)She cannot reason logically in make-believe play when a simple set of premises defies real-world knowledge.

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