A teacher pours juice from a larger glass into two tiny glasses, and the child beams, happy now that he has “more juice.” What cognitive stage (Piaget’s theory) does the account best illustrate?
A. Concrete operations
B. Formal operational thought
C. Preoperational thought
D. Sensorimotor
Answer:C
A teacher pours juice from a larger glass into two tiny glasses, and the child beams, happy now that he has “more juice.” What cognitive stage (Piaget’s theory) does the account best illustrate?
A. Concrete operations B. Formal operational thought C. Preoperational thought D. Sensorimotor
Explanation: C) The child is in the preoperational stage. We can conclude this because he has failed to demonstrate conservation by thinking that the tiny glasses contain more juice.