Billy refuses to drink his orange juice from the 1/2 full glass that his mother gives to him. He wants her to pour the juice into his favourite cup and watches his mother fill it to the brim. Billy likes his cup better because he gets more juice in it. With what cognitive concept in Piaget's theory is Billy having trouble?

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Billy is having trouble with the cognitive concept of conservation, as he does not understand that the amount of juice in the glass remains the same even when it is poured into a different container. He is focused solely on the physical appearance of the juice in his cup, rather than the amount.

Billy Refuses to Drink His Orange Juice from the 1/2