Dana presents a child with two identical balls of clay.She rolls one of the balls into a long,thin piece of clay.She then asks the child if there is more clay in the ball or in the long,thin piece.The child replies that both have same amount of clay.According to Piaget's stages of development,the child's reply indicates that the child is capable of ________ operations.
A)concrete
B)formal
C)inference
D)judgment

Question

Dana presents a child with two identical balls of clay.She rolls one of the balls into a long,thin piece of clay.She then asks the child if there is more clay in the ball or in the long,thin piece.The child replies that both have same amount of clay.According to Piaget's stages of development,the child's reply indicates that the child is capable of ________ operations.
A)concrete
B)formal
C)inference
D)judgment

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development states that children in the concrete operational stage (ages 7-11) can understand the conservation of mass, meaning that the amount of a substance remains the same even if its shape changes. The child in this scenario believes that the amount of clay remains the same even after it has been rolled into a long, thin piece, indicating an understanding of conservation. This is a characteristic of the concrete operational stage.

Dana Presents a Child with Two Identical Balls of Clay