Children in the Concrete Operational Stage Differ from Those in the Formal

question 94

Multiple Choice

Children in the concrete operational stage differ from those in the formal operational stage in that they are ______.

• A) more likely to use metacognition to solve problems, whereas those in the formal operational stage cannot
• B) unable to engage in systematic thinking to solve problems, whereas those in the formal operational stage can think systematically
• C) able to attend to multiple aspects of a problem, whereas those in the formal operational stage focus their attention more specifically
• D) reason cognitively in a more advanced manner than those in the formal operational stage

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