Jay Complains to His Father That He Does Not Have

question 245

Multiple Choice

Jay complains to his father that he does not have enough juice. There is no more juice in the house, so his father takes the juice Jay has in his glass and pours it into a taller, narrower glass. Jay believes that he has more juice because he has not yet developed an understanding of:

• A)object permanence.
• B)formal operations.
• C)reversibility.
• D)conservation.

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