Abe Is Giving His Children Some Brain Teaser Challenges

question 164

Multiple Choice

Abe is giving his children some brain teaser challenges. He asked, "If a smot is bigger than a hek, a kom is bigger than duj, and a smot is bigger than a kom, then which is bigger: a hek or a duj?" His younger child wants to draw pictures of each item, but his older child can do it mentally. His younger child is _____, while his older child is _____.

• A) passive operational; active operational
• B) concrete operational; postformal operational
• C) concrete operational; formal operational
• D) formal operational; postformal operational

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Definitions:

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Chemical Warfare

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Hysteria

An outdated term historically used to describe a wide range of psychological disorders characterized by exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement.

Thanatos

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