Researchers Had Children Sort Picture Cards by Shape

question 55

Multiple Choice

Researchers had children sort picture cards by shape. Then they asked the same children to sort the same cards by color. They found that children under the age of 4 _____.

• A) could easily switch their original sorting pattern
• B) could switch to sorting by shape but not by color
• C) could switch to sorting by color but not by shape
• D) had difficulty changing to a new sorting pattern

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