Wayne Is Asked to Look at Two Rows of M&Ms

question 165

Multiple Choice

Wayne is asked to look at two rows of M&Ms. The first row has five M&Ms all lined up and nearly touching. The second row has five M&Ms all lined up but spread out, thereby taking up much more room than the first row. When Wayne is asked which row has more M&Ms, he exclaims, "They both have the same amount!" According to Piaget, in which stage of cognitive development is Wayne?

• A)either the sensorimotor stage OR the formal operations stage
• B)the preoperational stage
• C)either the concrete operations stage OR the preoperational stage
• D)the sensorimotor stage

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