Concrete Operational Thinking Allows Children to Mentally

question 133

Multiple Choice

Concrete operational thinking allows children to mentally:

• A) combine, separate, order, and transform objects and actions.
• B) form conceptual categories.
• C) represent events from the past.
• D) direct action toward abstract concepts.

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Definitions:

Ticking Bomb

A hypothetical scenario used to discuss the moral justification for using extreme measures, such as torture, to prevent an imminent disaster.

Interrogation

The process of questioning someone, often in a formal or aggressive manner, typically used by law enforcement to gather information or confessions.

Waterboarding

A form of torture in which water is poured over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive, causing the person to experience the sensation of drowning.

Icy Water

Water that is extremely cold, often near freezing point, and can cause physical shock or hypothermia upon contact with the body.