Eight-Year-Old James Is Told to Look at Two Equal Amounts

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Short Answer

Eight-year-old James is told to look at two equal amounts of juice in two identical glasses. Then, right in front of him, one of the glasses of juice is poured into a tall, skinny glass. James is convinced that the juice in the tall, skinny glass is more than the juice in the original glass. According to Piaget, James does not yet understand the concept of _____.

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Definitions:

Clavicle

A long bone that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum or breastbone, commonly known as the collarbone.

Scapula

The scapula, or shoulder blade, is a large, flat, triangular bone located in the upper back on each side of the vertebral column.

Humerus

The long bone in the upper arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow, connecting the scapula to the bones of the forearm.

Xiphoid Process

The smallest and lowermost part of the sternum, varying in shape and size, often cartilaginous in early life before ossifying in adulthood.