According to Piaget, the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object's nature is known as
A) object permanence.
B) conservation.
C) centration.
D) reversibility.
E) animism

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Conservation refers to the understanding that even if the shape or appearance of an object changes, the underlying quantity remains the same. Piaget believed that children develop this ability around the age of 7, after the preoperational stage. Object permanence refers to the understanding that objects exist even if they are out of sight. Centration refers to the tendency to focus on one aspect of a problem and ignore others. Reversibility refers to the ability to mentally reverse an action. Animism refers to the belief that inanimate objects have feelings and intentions.

According to Piaget, the Ability to Understand That Simply Changing