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ERIC Number: EJ558916
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
Piagetian Conservation in College Students: A Classroom Demonstration.
Shimoff, Eliot
Teaching of Psychology, v25 n1 p48-49 1998
Outlines a simple classroom demonstration that illustrates Piagetian conservation. Piagetian conservation refers to the illusion of an increase in mass by changing an object's form. This demonstration, done by forming an ellipse with an extension cord, shows that college students are as susceptible to this effect as are young children. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, College Students, Compensation (Concept), Conservation (Concept), Demonstrations (Educational), Higher Education, Kinesthetic Perception, Perceptual Development, Piagetian Theory, Sensory Integration, Spatial Ability, Undergraduate Study, Visual Perception
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)