Abe is giving his children some brain teaser challenges. He asked, "If a smot is bigger than a hek, a kom is bigger than duj, and a smot is bigger than a kom, then which is bigger: a hek or a duj?" His younger child wants to draw pictures of each item, but his older child can do it mentally. His younger child is _____, while his older child is _____.

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The younger child is in the concrete operational stage, needing tangible aids like drawings, while the older child is in the formal operational stage, capable of abstract reasoning and mental manipulation of concepts.

Abe Is Giving His Children Some Brain Teaser Challenges