A Concrete Operational Thinker and a Formal Operational Thinker Are

question 134

Multiple Choice

A concrete operational thinker and a formal operational thinker are given the following logical statements: (1) If you drop a 20-pound bowling ball on your foot, it will tickle. (2) You drop a 20-pound 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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