Which Statement About the Difference Between a 4-Year-Old and an 11-Year-Old

question 175

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the difference between a 4-year-old and an 11-year-old is TRUE?

• A) The 4-year-old can separate the relevant from the irrelevant,but the 11-year-old is unable to do so.
• B) The 11-year-old can apply abstract thought to the classification process,whereas the 4-year-old is unable to do so.
• C) The 4-year-old will be able to think logically about concrete situations,whereas the 11-year-old is unable to do so.
• D) The 11-year-old can use mental categories more flexibly,inductively,and simultaneously,whereas the 4-year-old is unable to do so.

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Definitions:

Testudines

An order of reptiles that includes turtles, tortoises, and terrapins, characterized by a bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs.

Lizards

A widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica.

Therapsids

A group of mammal-like reptiles of the Permian period; gave rise to the mammals.

Chordates

A large phylum of animals that includes all vertebrates as well as several closely related invertebrates, characterized by the presence of a notochord at some stage of their development.