Cross-Cultural Differences in Performance on Conservation Tasks Suggest

question 147

Multiple Choice

Cross-cultural differences in performance on conservation tasks suggest:

• A) training, familiar materials, and use of native language are important contributors to children's performance on standardized tests.
• B) there are few universals in Piaget's stages of cognitive development.
• C) experience does not affect the acquisition of the cognitive concepts identified by Piaget.
• D) there is little cultural variation in familiarity with the contents used in tests of the cognitive operations identified by Piaget.

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