Preoperational children fail to show conservation skills because of a characteristic known as
A) egocentrism.
B) precausal thinking.
C) transductive reasoning.
D) irreversibility.

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Irreversibility refers to the preoperational child's inability to understand that an action can be done and then undone, restoring the original state. This concept is crucial for understanding conservation, where the child must recognize that quantity remains the same even after its appearance changes.

Preoperational Children Fail to Show Conservation Skills Because of a Characteristic