Jean Piaget
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, during which stage do children develop the concept of 'conservation', where they understand that altering the shape or appearance of an object does not change its quantity or mass?
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the concept of 'conservation' is acquired during the Concrete Operational Stage (approximately 7 to 11 years of age).
- During this stage, children develop logical thinking and realize that changing an object's physical appearance (e.g., pouring liquid from a wide glass into a tall, narrow glass) does not alter its fundamental properties like mass, volume, or number.
- In contrast, children in the preoperational stage lack this ability and are often swayed by perceptual centration.
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