John Was Shown a Ball of String, Then the Teacher

question 54

Multiple Choice

John was shown a ball of string, then the teacher unraveled it so the string became one long piece that was more than 10 feet long. John knows that the ball of string has the same amount of string as when it is unraveled into one long piece. Which stage of Piaget's cognitive development is John exhibiting?

• A) sensory operation
• B) formal operation
• C) conservation
• D) stability

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