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Which of Piaget’s stages must a child have reached to understand that a ball of clay can change shape without gaining or losing substance?

Correct answer B. Concrete-operational

Explanation

Understanding that substance is conserved when its shape changes appears in the concrete operational stage. Preoperational children are misled by appearance and think the reshaped clay holds more or less.

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Which of Piaget’s stages must a child have reached to understand that a ball of clay can change shape without gaining or losing substance?

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