In Siegler's Work on Children's Use of Strategies in Solving

question 126

Multiple Choice

In Siegler's work on children's use of strategies in solving addition problems,he found that children

• A) always rely on the same strategy.
• B) do not use any reliable strategies until the second grade.
• C) use inappropriate strategies more often than appropriate ones.
• D) often rely on more than one strategy.

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Definitions:

Deferred Imitation

The ability to replicate an action observed at an earlier time, even in the absence of the immediate presence of the original stimulus.

Symbolic Function

A cognitive ability emerging in early childhood, allowing for the representation of objects, events, and ideas through symbols such as words or images.

Conservation

Piaget’s term for awareness that two objects that are equal according to a certain measure remain equal in the face of perceptual alteration so long as nothing has been added to or taken away from either object.

Symbolic Function

The ability to use symbols or abstract signs to represent something beyond direct experience.