Six-year-old Nick can pass conservation of water tasks but cannot pass conservation of weight tasks. This is an example of:
A) logical inference.
B) egocentrism.
C) theory of mind.
D) horizontal décalage.

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Horizontal décalage refers to the concept in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child can understand certain types of conservation (like volume or number) before they can understand other types, such as weight or mass, even though both tasks require similar cognitive abilities. This explains why Nick can pass conservation of water tasks but not conservation of weight tasks.

Six-Year-Old Nick Can Pass Conservation of Water Tasks but Cannot