You Suspect That a Young Child Is in Piaget's Formal

question 154

Multiple Choice

You suspect that a young child is in Piaget's formal operational stage. Which of the following would you look for to confirm your suspicion?

• A) failure with the three-mountain problem
• B) the ability to think abstractly and form hypotheses
• C) a lack of object permanence
• D) success at a conservation task
• E) evidence of proximal development

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Definitions:

One-Tailed

A hypothesis test where the area of interest is only on one side of the distribution, testing for a direction-specific outcome.

Adrenal Glands

Small, triangular-shaped glands located on top of both kidneys that produce hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol involved in stress and metabolic responses.

Endocrine

Relating to glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood rather than through a duct.

Exocrine

Pertains to glands that secrete their products through ducts directly into the external environment or onto body surfaces.