Jake's father takes him to the barber for his first real haircut. At first, Jake is excited; but as soon as the barber makes the first cut in his hair, Jake becomes very upset and tells his father to make the barber stop. In spite of his father's efforts to assure him that his hair will grow back, Jake is devastated. Jake is exhibiting the characteristic known as _____.

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Irreversibility refers to the preoperational child's difficulty in understanding that an action can be done and then undone, or that something can be restored to its original state after a change has occurred. Jake's inability to comprehend that his hair can grow back after being cut demonstrates this concept.

Jake's Father Takes Him to the Barber for His First