Piaget Felt That Formal Operational Thinking Differed from Concrete Operational

question 41

Multiple Choice

Piaget felt that formal operational thinking differed from concrete operational thinking because it allows the individual to finally:

• A) mentally combine, separate, and order objects and actions.
• B) use logic in his reasoning.
• C) realize that certain properties of an object will remain the same even if other superficial ones are altered.
• D) systematically solve problems by considering all possible combinations of variables.

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Definitions:

Market Price

The price at which a good or service is bought and sold in a marketplace, determined by the forces of supply and demand.

Perfect Competitors

Firms operating in a market where there are many sellers and buyers, products are homogenous, and there is free entry and exit from the market.

Short Run

A period in economics during which at least one input (like factory size) is fixed and cannot be changed, contrasting with the long run where all inputs can be varied.

Industry

is the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, characterized by the goods or services they produce.