The Failure to Understand Quantity Conservation Is a Key Feature

question 28

Multiple Choice

The failure to understand quantity conservation is a key feature of which of Piaget's stages?

• A) Concrete operational stage
• B) Sensorimotor period
• C) Preoperational period
• D) Formal operational stage

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning.

Tone

The quality or character of sound, or the attitude expressed in writing or speech, conveyed through the choice of words and style.

Air Puff

A method often used in psychological experiments to deliver a quick burst of air as a stimulus or to measure blink reflexes.