Question

Seven-year-old Alice is working with clay in art class, and she rolls a round ball of clay between her hands until it becomes a long rope of clay. However, she decides that she does not want the rope of clay, but would prefer that the clay is in the shape of a ball again. Alice knows that this is possible. Piaget would say that Alice is demonstrating the knowledge of_____.

Answer 1

Piaget would say that Alice is demonstrating the knowledge of conservation.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to psychologist Jean Piaget, conservation refers to someone's ability to understand that, even though the appearance of something may change, its quantity remains the same. For instance, children who are able to conserve understand that, if you pour one liter of water from a bottle into a big bowl, the amount of water is still the same one liter. That is the ability Alice is demonstrating. She understands that the clay's quantity is the same, be it shaped as a ball or as a long rope.