Larry, a ten year old first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then, the water from one of the short, wide glasses is poured into a taller, narrower glass. Larry will likely conclude that:
a) there is more water in the taller, narrower glass.
b) there is more water in the shorter, wider glass.
c) there are equal amounts of water in the shorter, wider and taller, narrower glasses.
d) there are equal amounts of water in the two identical glasses only.
ANS: C, Because Larry is in the concrete operational stage of Piaget's theory, he has mastered the concepts of conservation and reversibility.
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