When Children in the Concrete-Operational Stage Are Given Hypothesis-Testing Problems

question 113

Multiple Choice

When children in the concrete-operational stage are given hypothesis-testing problems to solve, they

• A)reach correct solutions as efficiently as teenagers.
• B)reach correct solutions but more slowly than teenagers.
• C)test hypotheses but fail to isolate the effects of each variable.
• D)get frustrated and quit the effort early.

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