Which if any, of these statements about Piaget's conservation test is accurate?
Correct answer: C. Th pre-operational child's judgement is swayed by one dimension, such as the fact that the contents of one beaker look taller than the other
- A. The conservation test can only be conducted with children aged under 5 years.
- B. In the water conservation task, the level of liquid is maintained at exactly the same height when it is transferred to a differently shaped beaker
- C. Th pre-operational child's judgement is swayed by one dimension, such as the fact that the contents of one beaker look taller than the other
- D. None of the above
Explanation
In conservation tasks, a preoperational child often focuses on one perceptual dimension, such as the greater apparent height of liquid in a narrow container. The liquid level changes when poured into a different-shaped beaker, even though the quantity remains constant.
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