What cognitive ability do children develop in middle childhood that empowers or enables them to answer conservation questions correctly (like those posed by Piaget) and to think reversibly?

A) Ability to count
B) Ability of metacognition
C) Ability to think abstractly
D) Ability to decenter

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MAUREEN CHAYE TOLEDO · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The ability to decenter is the cognitive ability developed in middle childhood that empowers or enables children to answer conservation questions correctly and think reversibly. Decentering involves the ability to take multiple aspects of a situation into account and not focus on only one aspect. This allows children to understand that the quantity/volume/number of objects remains the same even if the appearance or arrangement changes. This is a key cognitive milestone in Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

What cognitive ability do children develop in middle childhood that empowers or enables them to answer conservation questions correctly (like those posed by Piaget) and to think reversibly?

A) Ability to count
B) Ability of metacognition
C) Ability to think abstractly
D) Ability to decenter

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What cognitive ability do children develop in middle childhood that empowers or enables them to answer conservation questions correctly (like those posed by Piaget) and to think reversibly?A) Ability to countB) Ability of metacognitionC) Ability to think abstractlyD) Ability to decenter

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What cognitive ability do children develop in middle childhood that empowers or enables them to answer conservation questions correctly (like those posed by Piaget) and to think reversibly?

A) Ability to count
B) Ability of metacognition
C) Ability to think abstractly
D) Ability to decenter