Which of the following would best exemplify a child's emerging ability for hypothetical-deductive reasoning within the...

 

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Which of the following would best exemplify a child's emerging ability for hypothetical-deductive reasoning within the concrete operational stage of development, as theorized by Piager? a) Being able to empathize with a hypothetical person and thus be able to make decisions that benefit other people rather than just a visible, concrete set of friends. b) Being able to systematically vary the timing and type of dog food, to find out what was making their family dog throw up after some meals. c) Having the ability to read a complex story and to then generate metaphors to express the main ideas of the characters' activities. d) Having increasing intellectual ability for "deducing" how someone would feel, by mentally representing his/her feelings. Which of the following would best exemplify a child's emerging ability for hypothetical-deductive reasoning within the concrete operational stage of development, as theorized by Piager? a) Being able to empathize with a hypothetical person and thus be able to make decisions that benefit other people rather than just a visible, concrete set of friends. b) Being able to systematically vary the timing and type of dog food, to find out what was making their family dog throw up after some meals. c) Having the ability to read a complex story and to then generate metaphors to express the main ideas of the characters' activities. d) Having increasing intellectual ability for "deducing" how someone would feel, by mentally representing his/her feelings.

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