Twenty-month-old Hyrum attempts to sit in a tiny doll chair. Difficulty with _________ may contribute to Hyrum's scale error.
A) cardinality
B) dual representation
C) conservation
D) centration

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Dual representation refers to the ability to understand that an object can be both a symbol and an object itself. Hyrum's difficulty in recognizing the doll chair as a symbol for a real chair, rather than a chair he can actually sit in, is related to dual representation.

Twenty-Month-Old Hyrum Attempts to Sit in a Tiny Doll Chair