Although 8-Year-Old Claire Can Easily Arrange Sticks of Differing Lengths

question 39

Multiple Choice

Although 8-year-old Claire can easily arrange sticks of differing lengths from shortest to tallest,she cannot solve the following problem: "Jack is taller than Sam,and Sam is taller than Max.Who is the tallest?" This is because Claire's concrete mental operations work poorly with

• A) abstract ideas.
• B) logical constructs.
• C) everyday decision making.
• D) organized thoughts.

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