Eight-year-old James is told to look at two equal amounts of juice in two identical glasses

Then, right in front of him, one of the glasses of juice is poured into a tall, skinny glass. James is convinced that the juice in the tall, skinny glass is more than the juice in the original glass. According to Piaget, James does not yet understand the concept of _____.


Answer: conservation OR conservation of volume

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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With respect to how a person dies, what is the common factor that makes grieving easier for most people?

What will be an ideal response?

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What type of emotions are empathy, jealousy, and embarrassment?

A. regulating B. primary C. self-conscious D. positive

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Jannell solved a crossword puzzle on Thursday, and by Saturday she doesn't recall the words in the puzzle. But Saturday night, when she is playing Scrabble with her brother, she unconsciously tends to form words that were in the puzzle. Jannell has ________ memory for some of the words.

a. a flashbulb
b. recognition
c. explicit
d. implicit

Psychology