When presented with Piaget’s conservation tasks, 9-year-old Ramon demonstrates reversibility. This means that Ramon can __________

A) focus on several aspects of a problem and then center on just one
B) think through a series of steps and then mentally reverse direction
C) order items along a quantitative dimension, such as length or weight
D) focus on relations between a general and two specific categories at the same time


Answer: B

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