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Recent studies suggest that Piaget's methods may have led him to underestimate the understanding of number conservation in young children. A particular problem with his methods is that children __________.

A) may change their answers simply because they were asked the same question twice (Does this row have more or less than this row?)
B) easily confuse more and less to mean longer and shorter
C) may forget the question in the time it takes the experimenter to rearrange the items in one row
D) may think that the point of this game is to fool the experimenter by giving the wrong answer

Number Conservation

The understanding that the quantity of a set of items is unchanged even when the arrangement or appearance of the items is altered.

Experimenter

An individual conducting a scientific experiment, responsible for controlling variables and analyzing results.

  • Scrutinize the applicability and truthfulness of Piaget's conclusions on children's cognitive skills in the context of recent research developments.
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