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has difficulty with concrete classification. suffers from childish gullibility.

ID: 3451458 • Letter: H

Question

has difficulty with concrete classification.

suffers from childish gullibility.

is profoundly egocentric.

shows a lack of conservation.

Bart likes to play tricks on his little sister Maggie, age 5. Bart says to Maggie, “I’ll bet I can make all of my big glass of juice fit into your little cup.” Bart takes his tall narrow glass of juice and pours it into Maggie’s short wide cup. Maggie is astonished at Bart’s magic trick. Bart thinks Maggie is silly, but Piaget would say that little Maggie:

has difficulty with concrete classification.

suffers from childish gullibility.

is profoundly egocentric.

shows a lack of conservation.

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is Option 4. Piaget would say that little Maggie shows a lack of conservation.