An experimenter presents a child with two identical balls of clay.The experimenter rolls one of the balls into a long,thin piece of clay.The child is then asked if there is more clay in the ball or in the long, thin piece.This Piagetian task is a test to see if the child is capable of ________ operations.
A)concrete
B)formal
C)inference
D)judgment

Question

An experimenter presents a child with two identical balls of clay.The experimenter rolls one of the balls into a long,thin piece of clay.The child is then asked if there is more clay in the ball or in the long, thin piece.This Piagetian task is a test to see if the child is capable of ________ operations.
A)concrete
B)formal
C)inference
D)judgment

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This task is commonly known as the conservation of mass task, which is used in Piagetian theory to assess a child's ability to understand that the quantity of a substance remains the same even if its physical appearance changes. This ability is a hallmark of concrete operational thought, which is the developmental stage typically reached by children between 7-11 years old. Therefore, the correct choice is A) concrete.

An Experimenter Presents a Child with Two Identical Balls of Clay.The