A preoperational child fails to show conservation because _______.
A) of the irreversibility of a process.
B) of the lack of egocentrism.
C) conservation requires the ability to focus on just one aspect of a situation at once.
D) a preoperational child focuses on more than one dimension at a time.

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Conservation refers to the understanding that certain properties of objects or substances remain unchanged even when their appearance changes. Preoperational children, typically between the ages of 2 and 7, fail to show conservation because they do not yet understand the concept of reversibility, which is the ability to recognize that actions can be reversed, returning to the original state. This cognitive limitation is a hallmark of the preoperational stage of development according to Jean Piaget's theory.

A Preoperational Child Fails to Show Conservation Because _______