Daryl believes that there is more Silly Putty when it is in a ball shape than when John makes it into a big "pancake." Piaget would argue that Daryl has
A) learned object permanence.
B) not mastered conservation.
C) demonstrated egocentrism.
D) animistic thinking.
E) formal operational thought.

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development includes the concept of conservation, which refers to the understanding that changing the appearance of an object does not change its quantity. Daryl's belief that there is more Silly Putty when it is in a ball shape than when it is flattened into a pancake indicates that he has not yet mastered this concept, which typically develops during the concrete operational stage.

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