title: CONSERVATION OF FLUID PREDICTED FROM STRUCTURE OF INTELLECT AND CONCEPTUAL STYLE.
abstract: In a translation of Piaget's developmental psychology into psychometric and structure of intellect terms, 133 children of CA 69-87 mos., equally divided by sex, were individually given a six-step conservation of fluid series, scored in points, with 18 psychometric tests and 3 conceptual style tasks. Zero order correlation and stepwise multiple regression analyses were used to determine best predictors of conservation: tests having picture-semantic content (WISC Picture Arrangement, Nebraska-Picture Association), and semantic (WISC Vocabulary, Arithmetic) and which required the convergent production operation. Contrary to hypothesis, tests with purely figural content did not predict, nor did conceptual style.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Orpet