When you arrange two rows of five pennies each and place them a half-inch apart in the first row while separating the other row of five pennies by three inches, the preoperational child will say that the second row has more pennies. However, the concrete operational child has the capacity to __________ numbers and will not make this same error

a. add
b. subtract
c. symbolize
d. conserve


D

Psychology

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a. atherosclerosis b. hemorrhagic stroke c. Alzheimer's disease d. head trauma

Psychology

In describing the relationship between the mind and the body, René Descartes argued that:

a. the mind and body are separate b. the mind and body are one and the same c. the mind is of greater importance than the body d. the body is of greater importance than the mind

Psychology

Children first begin to demonstrate an understanding of syntax during the:

a. babbling stage of language development b. telegraphic speech stage of language development c. cooing stage of language development d. one-word stage of language development

Psychology

In the ________ model, a developmental progression occurs in which parents’ beliefs lead to differences in parental behavior, which lead to differences in children and adolescents’ motivational beliefs, which finally lead to differences in adolescent behavior

a. stage-environment fit b. opportunity structure c. expectancy-value d. work value

Psychology