Recent Research Suggests That Children Are Capable of Learning the Concepts

question 38

Multiple Choice

Recent research suggests that children are capable of learning the concepts of more than and less than even earlier than suggested by Piaget.At what age are children now believed to be capable of demonstrating these concepts?

• A) less than 1 year
• B) less than 2 years
• C) less than 3 years
• D) between 4 and 5 years

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