Rachel is visiting her friend Edith.Edith's mom gives each of the children a can of juice and a glass.Rachel's glass is a short, fat glass, and when she pours her juice into the glass she is convinced that Edith has more juice.Rachel would clearly be in the stage of cognitive development that Piaget named the:

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Rachel's belief that Edith has more juice because of the shape of the glass shows that she is in the preoperational period of cognitive development. Children in this stage have difficulty with conservation, which means that they don't understand that the amount of a substance remains the same even if it is poured into a different container or appears to be a different shape. They are also not able to take another person's perspective, which is why Rachel thinks Edith has more juice even though they were given the same amount.

Rachel Is Visiting Her Friend Edith