According to Piaget, egocentrism and a lack of conservation ability are both qualities that are seen in the ________ stage of development.
A)sensorimotor
B)preoperational
C)concrete operations
D)formal operations

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Piaget argued that egocentrism and a lack of conservation ability are both characteristics of the preoperational stage of development, which typically occurs between the ages of 2 and 7 years old. In this stage, children are not yet able to think logically or understand different perspectives, which leads to their egocentrism and difficulty understanding that certain properties of objects (such as volume or mass) remain the same even when their appearance changes.

According to Piaget, Egocentrism and a Lack of Conservation Ability