Abe Is Giving His Children Some Brain Teaser Challenges

Multiple Choice

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 _____.

A) passive operational; active operational
B) concrete operational; postformal operational
C) concrete operational; formal operational
D) formal operational; postformal operational