Eight-year-old Margie is watching her little brother Harry play with clay. When Harry takes the lump of clay and rolls it into a "snake," he comments, "Look, I made it bigger." Margie replies, "No silly, it's the same amount of clay; you just stretched it." Margie's reasoning reflects which of Piaget's stages of development?

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Margie's understanding that the amount of clay remains constant despite its change in shape demonstrates the concept of conservation, which is characteristic of the concrete operational stage of development according to Piaget. This stage typically occurs between the ages of 7 and 11 years.

Eight-Year-Old Margie Is Watching Her Little Brother Harry Play with Clay