Question 1
Children whose thinking can be categorized as in the concrete operational period are most likely to be able to:
◦ engage in complex mental tasks involving philosophical reasoning.
◦ engage in conservation of volume when measuring equal amounts of liquid into two containers of differing sizes.
◦ engage in dialogue comparing varying religions of the world.
◦ do none of these activities.
Question 2
A teacher asks second-grade children to categorize blocks based on both color and size. Will her students be able to follow her instruction?
◦ Yes, since they have acquired reversibility.
◦ No, because they have transductive memories.
◦ Yes, since they have decentered.
◦ No, because they remain perception-based in their reasoning.