In Piaget's theory, failing the conservation-of-liquid task demonstrates
A) that a child is at the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.
B) that a child is unable to think fluidly.
C) centration.
D) rational thought.

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Failing the conservation-of-liquid task demonstrates centration, which means that a child is focused only on one aspect of a situation and ignores other relevant aspects. This inability to consider multiple aspects of a problem is a characteristic of preoperational thinking, which is the stage of cognitive development that typically lasts from ages 2 to 7 in Piaget's theory.

In Piaget's Theory, Failing the Conservation-Of-Liquid Task Demonstrates