Patty knows that Tysen,her friend from school,is taller than she is.She also knows that she is taller than her new friend Joseph,whom she met at summer camp.Without seeing the two of them together,Patty realizes that Tysen is taller than Joseph.Piaget would say that this demonstrates:

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This scenario shows transitive inference, which is the ability to understand a relationship between two objects (in this case, height comparisons between individuals) without having to compare them directly. Patty is able to infer that Tysen is taller than Joseph based on her prior knowledge of their height in relation to her own height.

Patty Knows That Tysen,her Friend from School,is Taller Than She