Studies of conservation as evidence of illogical thinking

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Piaget presented his studies of conservation as evidence of the illogical thinking of young children.

a. What did he mean by the term conservation?

b. Describe one of his conservation tasks and the kinds of responses that children in the preoperational and concrete operational stages are likely to give.

c. Describe a specific way in which a child's ability to conserve is essential for learning in either mathematics or science.

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