Carrie's mother gave her three cookies as a snack. "I have only three cookies," Carrie protested. "I want more cookies." Her mother then broke the three in half, they counted the six pieces together, and Carrie stopped protesting. Which stage of development is best illustrated by the fact that Carrie stopped protesting?

a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational
c. Concrete operational
d. Formal operational


b

Education

You might also like to view...

Emergent writing begins when a child picks up a pencil and _____

a. scribbles b. writes his name c. draws a shape d. writes a letter

Education

Teacher behaviors

A) should never be questioned; they have more experience and knowledge than the student teacher. B) will make sense eventually if the student teacher is patient and waits to be told what to do. C) vary by individual and their choices should be readily embraced by the student teacher. D) might seem unfeeling but are actually planned to encourage independence. E) are always designed to encourage independence.

Education

For groups who are economically disadvantaged:

A. education can sometimes be disquieting. B. achievement is valued over relationships. C. conversation tends to be alternating. D. the urge to save money is great.

Education

What is the purpose of measuring a questionnaire’s reliability?

A. To examine the consistency of a measure. B. To determine whether a test measures what it should be measuring. C. To generalize the findings to a wider population. D. To decide whether the test or questionnaire is robust enough to be applied to different populations.

Education