Three-year-old Devesh gets upset because he believes his sister's glass has more juice than his glass does. Both of them have the same amounts of juice but Devesh is confused because of the difference in the shape of their juice glasses. According to Piaget, this would be an example of Devesh's
A. lack of conservation.
B. lack of understanding of object permanence.
C. animistic thinking.
D. egocentrism.
Answer: A
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