An Experimenter Shows a Child Two Clay "Sausages" That Are

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Multiple Choice

An experimenter shows a child two clay "sausages" that are identical in size and shape and then allows the child to watch as she rolls one of the clay sausages into a longer, thinner sausage. The experimenter then asks the child whether the two clay sausages still contain the same amount of clay. A child in Piaget's preoperational stage would be MOST likely to say:

• A) "Yes, they have the same amount of clay."
• B) "No, the longer sausage has more clay than the shorter sausage."
• C) "No, the shorter sausage has more clay than the longer sausage."
• D) "Wait, I don't understand. How did you make that sausage bigger?"

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