Which of the following is not a characteristic of preoperational thought?
A) intuitive reasoning
B) egocentrism
C) symbolic thought
D) conservation skills

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Conservation skills are not a characteristic of preoperational thought. Preoperational children lack the ability to understand conservation, which is the idea that changing the appearance of an object does not change its basic properties, such as its quantity or volume. Therefore, they are unable to understand that two glasses with the same amount of water still have the same amount of water even if one glass is made taller or wider than the other.

Which of the Following Is Not a Characteristic of Preoperational