When Concrete Operational and Formal Operational Thinkers Are Asked to Combine

question 12

Multiple Choice

When concrete operational and formal operational thinkers are asked to combine a number of clear liquids to produce a blue liquid

• A) neither the concrete operational child, nor the formal operational adolescent, test the combinations of liquids in a systematic manner.
• B) only the concrete operational child tests the combinations of liquids in a systematic manner.
• C) only the formal operational child tests the combinations of liquids in a systematic manner.
• D) both the concrete operational child and the formal operational adolescent test the combinations of liquids in a systematic manner.

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