When 8-year-old Jamal is asked to sort a pile of circles, squares, and triangles of various sizes and colors, he will probably be
A) able to sort by object shape only.
B) able to sort by object size only.
C) able to sort the objects in a variety of different ways.
D) confused by too many options and unable to sort at all.
C) able to sort the objects in a variety of different ways. Given his age, it is likely that Jamal is in the stage of concrete operations and has begun to develop decentered thought, and he is, therefore, capable of sorting objects along multiple features or dimensions.
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