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Question 18

Which one of the following statements about Piaget and Inhelder's (1956) 'Three Mountains' task is false?

A

The task used ten photographs taken from different angles around a three-dimensional model of three mountains.

B

Children aged 4 to 6 years old (in the pre-operational stage) consistently chose the photograph that matched the doll's perspective rather than their own.

C

The model mountains had distinct visual markers, including a small house, a red cross, and snow on the highest peak.

D

The findings of this study were used by Piaget to argue that pre-operational children are egocentric and unable to decenter.

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