At what age do most children have an adult concept of death as being inevitable, universal, and irreversible?
a. 4 to 5 years
b. 6 to 8 years
c. 9 to 11 years
d. 12 to 16 years
ANS: C
By age 9 to 11 years, children have an adult concept of death. They realize that it is inevitable, universal, and irreversible.
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