Howie watches his mom break his cookie into two pieces. He excitedly tells his mom, "Look, now I have two cookies!" Piagetian theory suggests that Howie does not yet understand __________.

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Howie's misunderstanding that breaking a cookie into two pieces does not increase the total amount of cookie demonstrates a lack of understanding of conservation, a concept developed in Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Conservation is the understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or appearance.

Howie Watches His Mom Break His Cookie into Two Pieces