Eight-Year-Old Irene Knows That It Takes 20 Minutes to Get

Multiple Choice

Eight-year-old Irene knows that it takes 20 minutes to get to her grandparents' house from her house. She also knows how to play a game that is based on a map. In the context of Piagetian cognitive development, which of the following advances in selected cognitive abilities during middle childhood is exemplified in this scenario?

A) categorization
B) conservation
C) spatial thinking
D) transitive inference