Mary Jane is given her choice of two Hershey bars, one of which has been broken into four pieces.She chooses the broken candy bar, believing that it has more candy.Mary Jane is showing a lack of _______, indicating that she has not yet completed the transition to the _________ stage of development.

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Mary Jane's choice reflects a lack of understanding of conservation, the principle that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or appearance. This indicates she has not yet reached the concrete operations stage of development, typically developed between ages 7 and 11, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Mary Jane Is Given Her Choice of Two Hershey Bars