Question

Your roommate or spouse complains that you are not a good comparison shopper: you tend not to realize that big-looking bottles and cans so not necessarily hold more than smaller, more compact ones. "Deceptive packaging!" your roommate/spouse says. "Read the labels and don’t pay more for less." The characteristic of preoperational thought that is evident in your behavior is your inability to apply __________.

Answer 1

Conservation

Step-by-step explanation:

In psychology conservation is the ability that people have that helps us discern that a certain volume remains constant even if the same volume is placed in a larger container. This concept was proposed by Jean Piaget.

Here, I am unable to discern that even when the packaging is bigger the volume of the substance inside the package remains the same.

Hence, I was unable to apply my ability of conservation.