An Investigator Who Wishes to Determine Whether a Child Understands

question 208

Multiple Choice

An investigator who wishes to determine whether a child understands the concept of conservation would be most likely to do which of the following?

• A) Place a toy behind a barrier and see whether the child reaches around it to get the toy.
• B) Ask a hypothetical question, such as "How could we move a mountain of whipped cream from one part of the city to another?"
• C) Show the child two equal rows of coins and then spread out one row and ask whether the rows are still the same.
• D) Demonstrate a way of playing with a toy, then give the child the toy and see whether he or she plays with it the same way.

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Definitions:

Investment Plan

A financial strategy designed to help individuals allocate their capital towards investment vehicles with the aim of generating future profits.

Present Value

The present value of an anticipated amount of money or sequence of financial inflows, discounted by a particular return rate.

Payments

Amounts of money that are paid or due to be paid by one party to another for goods provided, services rendered, or debt obligations.

Compounded Quarterly

The process of calculating interest on a principal amount at a specified interest rate, with the interest being added to the principal at the end of every three months.