Nathan Is Shown Two Balls of Clay That He Identifies

question 69

Multiple Choice

Nathan is shown two balls of clay that he identifies as equal in quantity.When one of the balls is then rolled into a sausage,Nathan says that piece (i.e. ,sausage) now has more clay.In what stage of development is he likely to be?

• A)Concrete operations
• B)Goal-directed operations
• C)Preoperational thought
• D)Sensorimotor

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