Question

"what if the sun were to explode?" says alene. "but it never has," replies janis. "but what if it did?" pushes alene. "but it never has!" insists janis. in this example, alene is exhibiting _______ thought, whereas janis is showing ________ thought.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: abstract; concrete

Abstract thought refers is characterized by thinking about a situation or a principle that hasn't happen (such as what would happen if sun blow up, what would happen if cars can fly, etc)
Concrete thought on the other hand is characterized by thinking about something or reasoning that already exist in our physical world.