In Inhelder and Piaget's Balance Experiment, Trial- And-Error Problem Solving

question 223

Multiple Choice

In Inhelder and Piaget's balance experiment, trial- and-error problem solving was most characteristic of:

• A) unrealistic thought.
• B) concrete operational thought.
• C) logical thought.
• D) formal operational thought.

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The value of a good or service to an individual rather than to society as a whole or to the market.

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