Alice is sitting at the table with her son Nikko.She takes his tall glass of milk which is only half full and pours it into a shorter wider glass.Then she says "Honey,which glass has more milk?" Nikko immediately points to the taller glass,as he is chewing his peanut butter sandwich.Nikko has not yet mastered Piaget's skill of __________.
A) centration
B) egocentrism
C) object permanence
D) conservation

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Nikko has not yet mastered the concept of conservation, which is the understanding that the amount of a substance remains the same even if it is rearranged in a different shape or container. In this scenario, Nikko is focusing on the height of the glass rather than the amount of milk in it. This is a common misunderstanding in children in the preoperational stage of cognitive development.

Alice Is Sitting at the Table with Her Son Nikko