Which type of thought does not begin until the stage of formal operational thought?
a) thinking about "what ifs"
b) thinking about what is logical
c) thinking about whether an object exists when it is out of sight
d) thinking about only one feature of an object rather than taking all features into consideration
ANS: A, Thinking about what is possible is an aspect of hypothetical thinking, which occurs in the formal operational stage.
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A) internal validity. B) external validity. C) reliability. D) statistical significance.
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