An Investigator Who Wishes to Determine Whether a Child Understands

question 208

Multiple Choice

An investigator who wishes to determine whether a child understands the concept of conservation would be most likely to do which of the following?

• A) Place a toy behind a barrier and see whether the child reaches around it to get the toy.
• B) Ask a hypothetical question, such as "How could we move a mountain of whipped cream from one part of the city to another?"
• C) Show the child two equal rows of coins and then spread out one row and ask whether the rows are still the same.
• D) Demonstrate a way of playing with a toy, then give the child the toy and see whether he or she plays with it the same way.

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Definitions:

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