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

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Steven's reaction is an example of irreversibility, which is the inability to understand that an action can be done and then undone to return to the original state. In this case, Steven cannot comprehend that his hair, once cut, can grow back to its original state.

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