Children who are in the early phases of the preoperational stage cannot master which of the following?
A) object permanence
B) conservation
C) deferred imitation
D) very simple symbolic reasoning
E) simple language development

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Children in the early phases of the preoperational stage, typically ages 2 to 7, struggle with conservation—the understanding that quantity does not change despite changes in the shape or arrangement of objects. This concept is mastered later in development.

Children Who Are in the Early Phases of the Preoperational