Follow-up research on Piagetian preoperational stage indicates that young children:
A) can be taught to conserve.
B) are more egocentric than Piaget believed.
C) are capable of abstract thinking.
D) can solve conservation tasks as early as age 2.

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Follow-up research on Piagetian preoperational stage indicates that young children can indeed be taught to conserve, contrary to Piaget's original theory. Conserving involves understanding that physical properties of objects (such as volume or amount) don't change even when their appearance changes. Through appropriate training and experience, children as young as 4 or 5 can learn to conserve.

Follow-Up Research on Piagetian Preoperational Stage Indicates That Young Children