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Which statement is supported by follow-up research on formal operational thought?
 
  A) School-age children show the glimmerings of hypothetico-deductive reasoning, although they are less competent at it than adolescents.
  B) With respect to propositional thought in an entirely verbal mode, school-age children can reason from premises that contradict reality.
  C) Adolescents find it more difficult than school-age children to grasp the logical necessity of propositional reasoning.
  D) School-age children can easily explain why a pattern of observations supports a hypothesis, when they recognize the connection between the two.

Question 2

Which child is the most likely to evaluate the logic of statements only by considering them against concrete evidence in the real world?
 
  A) Chandra, age 15
  B) Tyrell, age 13
  C) Daniela, age 11
  D) Wiley, age 9



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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