An experimenter hides a poker chip in her hand and asks children to indicate whether the following statement is true, false, or uncertain: "Either the chip in my hand is green or it is not green." A concrete operational child will say the statement is ________. A formal operational adolescent will say the statement is ________.
A) uncertain; true
B) true; uncertain
C) uncertain; false
D) true; false

Question

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Concrete operational children are unable to think abstractly and cannot understand the concept of a logical tautology. Formal operational adolescents, however, can understand that the statement is true regardless of the color of the chip.

An Experimenter Hides a Poker Chip in Her Hand and Asks