Luis Watches His Mother Open Two Equal Containers of Milk

question 139

Multiple Choice

Luis watches his mother open two equal containers of milk and pour each container of milk into a glass.She pours one container of milk into a glass that is short and wide,while the other glass is tall and thin.Although both glasses contain the same amount of milk,Luis wants the tall,thin glass because he says it has "more milk." Luis is

• A) unable to demonstrate egocentrism.
• B) unable to demonstrate object permanence.
• C) developmentally delayed in his cognitive development.
• D) unable to make a transformation.

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Skinfold Thickness

A measure of subcutaneous fat used to estimate body fat content by pinching and measuring the thickness of skin folds at specific body sites.

Anthropometric Measurements

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Body Mass Index (BMI)

A numerical computation comparing weight and height, used to classify individuals as underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese.

Height

Height is the measurement of how tall a person or structure is, typically measured from the base to the top.