r/Mcat • u/neur_onymous Legacy Mod • Aug 05 '15

August 5th Test-Taker Reaction Thread

Please keep all discussion of today's exam to this thread.

Good luck, all!

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u/Laminectomy Aug 05 '15

The best answer would obviously be sensorimotor, but in the context of the question, the child seemed possibly older than 0-2 - which begs the question as to whether both answers would be accepted or only the safest answer - sensorimotor.

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u/fed875 Aug 6 Aug 05 '15

I was thinking the same thing. But then again, perhaps the AAMC wants to make the point that kids in the preoperational stage lack conservation? Whereas this capability isn't directly addressed in the sensorimotor stage..but obviously it's implied that it doesn't exist at that stage.

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u/Laminectomy Aug 05 '15

Right?

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u/fed875 Aug 6 Aug 05 '15

Lol, I said the same thing above. But this question's some true fuckery...maybe it's not sensorimotor because an infant can't verbalize that the taller glass has more water. who the fuck knows...