The susceptibility of conservation behaviour to facilitation has been a debated issue. In seeking further clarification, 247 Nigerian nonconservers of substance and volume were selected, given verbal training on the pretest tasks, and posttested twice. t tests indicated positive effects of training as well as the durability of trained conservation for 2 wk. The implications of these findings for child rearing were pointed out.
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