Rachel is visiting her friend Edith.Edith's mom gives each of the children a can of juice and two different glasses.Despite the fact that both girls can pour the whole can into their glass,Rachel is convinced that Edith has more juice in hers.Rachel's response exemplifies which Piagetian stage of cognitive development?

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Rachel's response exemplifies the preoperational stage of cognitive development in which children are unable to understand conservation, which is the idea that objects or quantities remain the same despite changes in appearance. In this case, Rachel focuses on the appearance of Edith's glass, which seems to hold more juice due to its shape or size, rather than the actual amount of juice in each glass.

Rachel Is Visiting Her Friend Edith