A child who watches a chef in a pizza restaurant flatten a ball of dough into a crust may comment, "Wow! It sure got a lot bigger when you did that." This type of thinking is most closely associated with the Piagetian concept of

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The child's observation that the flattened dough "got a lot bigger" reflects a lack of understanding of conservation, which is the Piagetian concept that refers to the understanding that quantitative properties of an object (such as its volume or mass) remain the same despite changes in appearance. Accommodation refers to the process by which existing schemas are modified to fit new experiences, while adaptation refers to the broader process of adjusting and interacting with the environment. Disequilibrium refers to a state of cognitive discomfort that arises when new experiences do not fit existing schemas, prompting the individual to revise their understanding.

A Child Who Watches a Chef in a Pizza Restaurant