A boy can provide directions from home to the neighbourhood store and,if asked,he can also state how to return home.Which Piagetian term best captures this ability?

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Reversibility is the ability to mentally reverse a sequence of events or thought processes. In the given scenario, the boy can provide directions to the neighbourhood store and then mentally reverse the sequence of directions to provide the route back home. This demonstrates the ability of reversibility. Conservation refers to the understanding that the amount of a substance remains the same even if its appearance or arrangement changes. Egocentrism refers to the inability to take another person's perspective into account. Centration refers to the tendency to focus on only one aspect of a situation and ignore other relevant aspects. None of these terms are applicable to the given scenario.

A Boy Can Provide Directions from Home to the Neighbourhood