In Watching Two Children, Wiley, Who Is in the Concrete

question 94

Multiple Choice

In watching two children, Wiley, who is in the concrete operational stage, and Abby, who is in the formal operational stage, solve Piaget's pendulum problem, what difference would be evident?

• A) Both Wiley and Abby will use similar strategies to solve the problem.
• B) Wiley will systematically test alternative hypotheses.
• C) Abby will intuitively solve the problem without experimentation.
• D) Abby will systematically test alternative hypotheses.

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Definitions:

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