​A Psychologist Who Is Asking Abstract and Hypothetical Questions Might

question 102

Multiple Choice

​A psychologist who is asking abstract and hypothetical questions might be trying to determine whether a child is in which stage of cognitive development?

• A)Preoperational
• B)​Concrete operations
• C)​Sensorimotor
• D)​Formal operations

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Syllogism

A form of logical argument where two conditional statements lead to a conclusion, if P then Q; if Q then R; therefore, if P then R.

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Standard Form

A way of structuring arguments or expressions according to fixed rules, often to clarify logical relations.