Miss Johnson gave Mark and Tia equal sized lumps of clay. Tia immediately rolled hers into a long shape. Mark cried and complained that Tia had received more clay. Mark's behavior represents:
A) an inability to accommodate.
B) an inability to conserve.
C) difficulty with formal operational tasks.
D) an inability to assimilate.

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Mark's behavior suggests an inability to conserve, which is a concept that is typically acquired during the concrete operational stage of cognitive development. This means that Mark is not yet able to understand that even when the clay is manipulated or reshaped, the amount of clay remains the same.

Miss Johnson Gave Mark and Tia Equal Sized Lumps of Clay