Inability to understand that a ball of clay that has been molded into a "snake" can be formed into a ball again is an example of
A) irreversibility.
B) centration.
C) conservation.
D) egocentrism.

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Irreversibility refers to the inability to understand that a process can be reversed, such as the idea that a ball of clay can be re-formed into a ball after being molded into a snake shape. The other options (centration, conservation, and egocentrism) do not specifically address this concept.

Inability to Understand That a Ball of Clay That Has