After stringing beads from a large necklace onto a smaller empty string, a child states that there are now more beads on the small string than there were on the larger string. What cognitive concept (Piaget’s theory) does this behavior best illustrate?
A. Accommodation
B. Assimilation
C. Conservation
D. Equilibration
Answer:C
After stringing beads from a large necklace onto a smaller empty string, a child states that there are now more beads on the small string than there were on the larger string. What cognitive concept (Piaget’s theory) does this behavior best illustrate?
A. Accommodation B. Assimilation C. Conservation D. Equilibration
Explanation: C) The child is apparently preoperational. He or she is failing to conserve quantity by thinking that the small string contains more beads (because it “appears” more loaded with beads).