The Combination-Of-Liquids Task, in Which Children Discover How to Mix

question 27

Multiple Choice

The combination-of-liquids task, in which children discover how to mix four colorless liquids to make yellow, requires which type of thinking skills for its solution?

• A) preoperational
• B) formal operational
• C) concrete operational
• D) post-formal operational

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