A child who is capable of reversibility can
A) center on just one aspect of a problem, rather than focus on several aspects at once.
B) focus on relations between a general category and two specific categories at the same time.
C) order items along a quantitative dimension.
D) think through a series of steps and then mentally reverse direction.

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Reversibility is the ability to mentally reverse a sequence of steps. Therefore, a child who is capable of reversibility can think through a series of steps and then mentally reverse direction. Option A refers to centration, option B to the ability to understand class inclusion, and option C to seriation, which are not related to reversibility.

A Child Who Is Capable of Reversibility Can