LaShonda Has Just Demonstrated That She Understands Conservation of Quantity

question 60

Multiple Choice

LaShonda has just demonstrated that she understands conservation of quantity.However, when she is asked to find the specific place on the left side of a beam to place a weight in order to balance the weight on the right side of the beam, she is unable to solve this problem.LaShonda is most likely in which stage of cognitive development?

• A)sensorimotor stage
• B)preoperational stage
• C)concrete operational stage
• D)formal operational stage

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