Provide an Appropriate Response $\underline { ? }$
A) Left-Hand Sum + Right-Hand Sum
B) Left-Hand Sum

question 247

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-The "trapezoidal" sum can be calculated in terms of the left and right-hand sums as $\underline { ? }$ .

• A) left-hand sum + right-hand sum
• B) left-hand sum - right-hand sum
• C) \(\frac { \text { left-hand sum + right-hand sum } } { 2 }\)
• D) None of the above is correct.

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Definitions:

Conservation

The cognitive ability to understand that quantities remain consistent even when their shape or appearance changes, typically developing in the concrete operational stage of cognitive development.

Conservation of Volume

A cognitive development concept stating that a substance's volume remains unchanged even when its appearance changes, understood by children during the concrete operational stage according to Piaget.

Transitional Stage

A developmental phase where an individual moves from one significant stage to another, often involving substantial changes in behavior or role.

Piaget's Conservation Task

Piaget's Conservation Task is a cognitive exercise used by psychologist Jean Piaget to assess a child's ability to understand that quantities remain constant despite changes in shape or arrangement.