Your little brother has a big ball of clay. While he watches, you roll the ball of clay into a long snake-like shape. He begins to cry because he thinks he has less clay now. Which of Piaget's stages is your brother likely to be in?
a) sensorimotor
b) preoperational
c) formal operational
d) concrete operational
ANS: B, Your little brother shows lack of conservation, or the ability to understand that altering the appearance of something does not change its quantity; this lack of understanding is characteristic of preoperational children.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. the use of different experimenters in different conditions. b. letting participants choose their own condition. c. keeping experimenters uninformed about group assignment. d. strict attention to random assignment.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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