According to Kohlberg, Which Child's Behaviour on a Piagetian Conservation

question 88

Multiple Choice

According to Kohlberg, which child's behaviour on a Piagetian conservation task indicates that she has likely achieved gender constancy?

• A) Melinda, who believes that a row of pennies that has been spread out has more pennies than it originally did
• B) Alicia, who intently watches the liquid being poured from one container to another to understand where the extra liquid is going
• C) Jasmine, who states that a ball of clay that has been rolled out into a hot dog shape has more clay after the change
• D) None of these children has likely achieved gender constancy.

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Definitions:

Contingency Management

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