Dana Presents a Child with Two Identical Balls of Clay

question 96

Multiple Choice

Dana presents a child with two identical balls of clay.She rolls one of the balls into a long,thin piece of clay.She then asks the child if there is more clay in the ball or in the long,thin piece.The child replies that both have same amount of clay.According to Piaget's stages of development,the child's reply indicates that the child is capable of ________ operations.

• A)concrete
• B)formal
• C)inference
• D)judgment

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Definitions:

Net Capital Outflows

The difference between a nation's outflow of capital to foreign countries and its incoming capital from abroad, showing how much a country's residents are investing in foreign assets compared to how much foreigners are investing in the domestic country.

Deficit Change

The amount by which a government, company, or individual's spending exceeds income over a particular period of time.

Exchange Rate

The price of one country's currency expressed in terms of another country's currency.

Net Exports

The difference between a country's total value of exports and its total value of imports. Positive net exports mean a country exports more than it imports, while negative net exports indicate the opposite.