Psychologist Jean Piaget showed children two identical glasses filled with the same amount of water. After the children agreed that both glasses held the same amount of water, Piaget poured the water from one glass into a taller, narrower glass and then asked them about the amounts of water in each glass. Sally, in the __________ stage, says that the containers (even though they are different shapes) have the same amount of water.

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In the concrete operational stage, children develop the ability to understand the concept of conservation, realizing that quantity does not change even when its shape does.

Psychologist Jean Piaget Showed Children Two Identical Glasses Filled with the Same