Jamar Understands That a Certain Amount of Liquid or Clay

question 87

Multiple Choice

Jamar understands that a certain amount of liquid or clay remains the same even after its appearance changes and can organize objects into hierarchies of classes and subclasses. According to Piaget, Jamar is in the __________ stage of cognitive development.

• A) sensorimotor
• B) preoperational
• C) concrete operational
• D) sociocultural

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Definitions:

Actual Cause

Refers to the genuine reason that directly leads to an outcome or event, establishing a clear link between an action and its effect.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

A doctrine in tort law that allows the presumption of negligence by the defendant where the accident could not have happened without negligence and the instrument of injury was under the defendant's control.

Negligence

The failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances, leading to unintended harm.

Proximate Cause

A legal concept that identifies the primary cause of damage or injury in a negligence lawsuit, determining the extent of a defendant's liability.