Psychologist Jean Piaget showed children two identical glasses filled with the same amount of water. After the children agreed that both glasses held the same amount of water, Piaget poured the water from one glass into a taller, narrower glass and then asked them about the amounts of water in each glass. Tamara noted that both containers still had the same amount of water, even though they were different shapes and sizes. This would indicate that Tamara is in the____________ stage of cognitive development.

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Psychologist Jean Piaget showed children two identical glasses filled with the same amount of water. After the children agreed that both glasses held the same amount of water, Piaget poured the water from one glass into a taller, narrower glass and then asked them about the amounts of water in each glass. Tamara noted that both containers still had the same amount of water, even though they were different shapes and sizes. This would indicate that Tamara is in the____________  stage of cognitive development.

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Tamara's ability to understand that the amount of water remains the same despite a change in the shape or size of the container demonstrates conservation, which is a characteristic of the concrete operational stage of cognitive development.

Psychologist Jean Piaget Showed Children Two Identical Glasses Filled with the Same