Although 8-Year-Old Claire Can Easily Arrange Sticks of Differing Lengths

Multiple Choice

Although 8-year-old Claire can easily arrange sticks of differing lengths from shortest to tallest,she cannot solve the following problem: "Jack is taller than Sam,and Sam is taller than Max.Who is the tallest?" This is because Claire's concrete mental operations work poorly with

A) abstract ideas.
B) logical constructs.
C) everyday decision making.
D) organized thoughts.