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EPPP Psychology

Category - Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior

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Adults are capable of abstract thought. In contrast, children are concrete thinkers, meaning they are able to think about things in “here and now.” Which is an example of a concrete way of thinking?
  1. Touching a couch or table and identifying it as a piece of furniture
  2. Understanding a couch or table as part of the general class of furniture
  3. Understanding a couch or table as separate useful items, and as representatives of a general class (furniture)
  4. class (furniture) general class (furniture)
Explanation
Answer: D - Concrete thinkers look at ideas or objects singularly, without the ability to identify it or them as a representation of a more general category. Concrete thinking is more literal than abstract thinking, focused on physical objects
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