In Piaget's approach, a child who has difficulty understanding conservation would have difficulty understanding that ________.
A. objects that are moved from one place to another do not exist in both places at the same time
B. certain physical characteristics of objects remain the same, even when their outward appearance changes
C. inanimate objects do not have lifelike qualities, such as thoughts, wishes, and feelings
D. a symbolic object is both an object in its own right and a symbol for something else
Answer: B
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