Jay complains to his father that he does not have enough juice. There is no more juice in the house, so his father takes the juice Jay has in his glass and pours it into a taller, narrower glass. Jay believes that he has more juice because he has not yet developed an understanding of:
A)object permanence.
B)formal operations.
C)reversibility.
D)conservation.

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Jay's belief that he has more juice because it is in a taller, narrower glass demonstrates a lack of understanding of conservation, which is the concept that the amount of a substance remains the same despite changes in its appearance or arrangement.

Jay Complains to His Father That He Does Not Have