What was demonstrated by Levin and her colleagues in their study in which children walked in a circular motion while holding onto a 7-foot metal bar on a pivot?
A) Lecturing children is not an effective strategy to get them to learn difficult concepts.
B) Some concepts are too abstract for young children to comprehend.
C) Children can learn concepts beyond what is considered age-appropriate by actively experiencing the concepts.
D) Children are not able to conserve length until age 8.

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Levin and her colleagues demonstrated that children can learn concepts beyond what is considered age-appropriate by actively experiencing the concepts. By walking in a circular motion while holding onto a 7-foot metal bar on a pivot, the children were able to understand the concept of conservation of length, which is typically thought to be beyond the cognitive abilities of young children. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer.

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