alleryPiaget found that children in the concrete operational stage are good at which kind of reasoning?
ADeductive reasoning
BHypothetical reasoning
CInductive reasoning
DAbstract reasoning
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Inductive reasoning
1. Concrete operational children (about 7 to 11) reason logically about real objects and events.
2. They can draw general conclusions from specific observations: **inductive reasoning**.
3. They still struggle with deductive reasoning, predicting a specific outcome from a general principle.
4. Abstract and hypothetical reasoning arrive in the formal operational stage.
**Why not the others:** Deductive reasoning is the trap: Piaget said these children have difficulty with it.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Piaget's theory of cognitive development", section "Concrete operational stage" (revision 1379038101)_
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