A child is told that Bob is older than Sally,and Sally is older than Fred.When asked,"Who is older,Bob or Fred?" the child replies,"Bob." This child is demonstrating __________ ability.
A) class inclusion
B) divergent thinking
C) transitive inference
D) mnemonic

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The child is demonstrating transitive inference, the ability to deduce a relation between two objects by knowing the relation of each object with a third object. In this case, the child is able to infer that Bob is older than Fred by knowing that Bob is older than Sally, and Sally is older than Fred. Class inclusion refers to the understanding that a general category can include multiple subsets, divergent thinking refers to generating creative and original solutions to problems, and mnemonic refers to memory aids.

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