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Peer reviewedAcredolo, Curt – Human Development, 1981
Provides clarification of the Piagetian theory of the development of conservation and reviews the state of knowledge regarding the theory. It is concluded that reasonable evidence exists suggesting that conservation by identity precedes and induces the emergence of conservation by inversion and compensation. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Compensation (Concept)
