Nine-Year-Old Bobby Has No Problem Understanding That the 20-Year-Old Woman

question 57

Multiple Choice

Nine-year-old Bobby has no problem understanding that the 20-year-old woman who sometimes stays with him is both a student and a babysitter. According to Piaget, this is because Bobby's thinking has moved beyond _____.

• A) conservation
• B) object permanence
• C) overregularization
• D) centration

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Definitions:

Depletion Expense

The allocation of the cost of natural resources, such as minerals or timber, over their productive life to reflect their consumption.

Tons

A measurement unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds in the United States (short ton) or 2,240 pounds in the UK (long ton).

Straight-Line Method

A depreciation technique that allocates an equal portion of an asset’s cost to each year of its useful life.

Residual Value

The estimated value of a fixed asset at the end of its useful life, reflecting what it could be sold for or its disposal cost.