Ashton is shown two round balls of clay that are equal in size.He watches as the experimenter rolls one ball into a long sausage shape and asks which of the shapes has more clay.If Ashton is in Piaget's preoperational stage, he will reply, __________.

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that children in the preoperational stage lack the concept of conservation, meaning they cannot understand that the amount of a substance remains constant even when its appearance changes. Therefore, Ashton's response would indicate a lack of conservation because he thinks that the longer shape has more clay.

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