Which of the following statements is true of concrete-operational children?
A) They are more egocentric than preoperational children.
B) They have the decentration capacity to allow them to seriate in two dimensions.
C) They fail to understand the principles of conservation and class inclusion.
D) They focus on intangible ideas instead of tangible objects.

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Concrete-operational children have developed the ability to think logically about objects and events in their environment. This includes the capacity for decentration, which allows them to consider multiple aspects of a situation simultaneously, such as understanding that changes in the shape of a substance do not change its mass or volume (conservation). This capacity enables them to seriate, or order objects along a quantitative dimension, such as size, in more than one dimension, unlike preoperational children who tend to focus on a single aspect of an object or situation.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of Concrete-Operational Children