AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following would indicate that a child understood conservation?
A
She would continue to seek a toy hidden under a blanket.
B
She would “hide” in a game of hide-and-seek by covering her eyes with her hands.
C
She would believe that a clay snake would have the same amount of clay as the clay ball that was use to make it.
D
She would recognize that 7 + 3 involves the same mathematical relationship as 10-7.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An example of understanding conservation would be a child’s ability to identify two identical objects as the same no matter the order, placement, or location. I watched two videos of two children who were tested on the conservation stage.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Concrete Operational Stage: 7 to 11 Years Major Characteristics and Developmental Changes: Children begin to thinking logically about concrete events. They begin to understand the concept of conservation (that the amount of liquid in a short, wide cup is equal to that in a tall, skinny glass)

Detailed explanation-3: -His theory posits that this ability is not present in children during the preoperational stage of their development at ages 2–7 but develops in the concrete operational stage from ages 7–11.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is true according to Piaget’s concept of conservation? It means that a child will not be fooled by an apparent change in volume if water is poured from a short, wide glass into a taller, thinner glass.

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