Miss Johnson gave Mark and Tia equal-sized lumps of clay.Tia immediately rolled hers into a long shape.Mark cried and complained that Tia had received more clay.Mark's behaviour represents
A)an inability to accommodate.
B)an inability to conserve.
C)difficulty with formal operational tasks.
D)an inability to assimilate.

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Mark's behavior represents an inability to conserve, which is the ability to understand that the amount of a substance remains the same even if its shape or appearance changes. Despite receiving an equal lump of clay, Mark feels like Tia has more clay because she has rolled hers into a longer shape.

Miss Johnson Gave Mark and Tia Equal-Sized Lumps of Clay