The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink milk was trying to coax him to drink some.Taking the glass of milk,she poured it all into a smaller cup and said,"There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the __________ stage.

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The preoperational stage is characterized by egocentrism and difficulty understanding conservation. In this scenario, the child is easily fooled by the mother's trick because he does not yet understand that the amount of milk remains the same regardless of the size of the container.

The Mother of a Young Child Who Didn't Like to Drink