Jack is taking a class on Piaget,and as part of an assignment,he is "testing" some youngsters on various tasks.He gives four-year-old Meg a bag of white and striped marbles.They discuss the fact that marbles are made of glass.Meg counts the marbles-7 whites and 18 stripes.Jack asks,"Are there more striped marbles or more glass marbles?" Meg answers,"There are more striped marbles." This demonstrates Meg's difficulty with

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Meg's response indicates that she is not able to understand class inclusion, which is the concept that objects can belong to multiple categories at the same time. In this case, the marbles can belong to both the category of "striped marbles" and the category of "glass marbles." Meg's response suggests that she cannot grasp this concept and instead focuses only on the attribute of stripes.

Jack Is Taking a Class on Piaget,and as Part of an Assignment,he