A Child Shows Object Permanence but Fails on a Conservation

question 176

Multiple Choice

A child shows object permanence but fails on a conservation problem. According to Piaget, this child is in the

• A)formal operational stage
• B)sensorimotor stage
• C)preoperational stage
• D)concrete operational stage
• E)zone of proximal development

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Definitions:

Conj

An abbreviation for "Conjunction," a logical operator that connects two conditions or propositions where both must be true.

Inference Forms

Patterns of reasoning where specific statements lead logically to a conclusion.

MP

In logic, MP refers to Modus Ponens, a form of argument that if a conditional statement ('If P then Q') is accepted, and P is affirmed, then Q must also be affirmed.

MT

An abbreviation or shorthand for Modus Tollens, a logical argument form.