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

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Centration is the tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation and neglect others, which is why children in the preoperational stage fail the conservation-of-liquid task.

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