Two jars of water are placed on a table.One jar is poured into a taller but slimmer jar so that the liquid reaches a higher level.According to Piaget,children at the _____ level will know that the contents of both jars remain equal.

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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children at the concrete operational level (ages 7-11) understand the principle of conservation, which means they know that even if the appearance changes, the amount of liquid in the jars remain the same. Preoperational children (ages 2-7) would not understand this concept as they focus more on the appearance and sensorimotor children (ages 0-2) are too young to understand conservation. Formal operational children (ages 11 and up) are able to engage in abstract thinking and hypothetical reasoning, but this question does not require this level of thinking.

Two Jars of Water Are Placed on a Table