After stringing beads from a large necklace onto a smaller empty string,a child states that there are now more beads on the small string than there were on the larger string.What cognitive concept (Piaget's theory)does this behavior best illustrate?
A)Accommodation
B)Assimilation
C)Conservation
D)Equilibration

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This behavior illustrates a lack of understanding of conservation, which is the cognitive concept where a child does not yet understand that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or arrangement.

After Stringing Beads from a Large Necklace onto a Smaller