A Concrete-Operational Thinker and a Formal-Operational Thinker Are Given the Following

question 137

Multiple Choice

A concrete-operational thinker and a formal-operational thinker are given the following logical statements: (1) If you drop a 10-kilogram bowling ball on your foot, it will tickle. (2) You drop a 10-kilogram bowling ball on your foot. What reaction would you expect?

• A)Only the concrete-operational thinker would conclude that 'your foot would tickle'.
• B)Only the formal-operational thinker would conclude that 'your foot would tickle'.
• C)Both would conclude that 'your foot would tickle'.
• D)Both would conclude that 'your foot would never tickle' after having a 20-pound bowling ball dropped on it.

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