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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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children at the preoperational stage (ages 2-7) are not able to understand conservation, which is the principle that a physical quantity does not change even when its appearance changes. Daryl's belief that there is more Silly Putty in a ball shape than in a pancake shape suggests that he has not mastered conservation.

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