Piaget Asserted Children in the Preoperational Stage Lacked the Ability

question 29

Multiple Choice

Piaget asserted children in the preoperational stage lacked the ability to conserve,but more recent research indicates that children as young as __________ years of age can be taught conservation skills.

• A)7
• B)5
• C)4
• D)3

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Definitions:

Anticipation

The action of expecting or predicting something to happen in the future.

Reward

Reward refers to a benefit or positive reinforcement given in response to someone's action or behavior, used to increase the likelihood of the behavior's occurrence in the future.

Infatuation

An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something.

Passion

Intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction towards an activity, object, or concept that is deeply loved or valued.