Question

Patricia is upset because she is convinced that her brother has a bigger piece of cake than she does. Her dad quickly slices Patricia's piece of cake in two and tells her that she now has "more" cake. If Patricia calms down and is convinced that she does have more cake than her brother, it would suggest that she:____________.a) has not yet mastered object permanence b) does not understand the process of assimilationc) does not yet understand conservation d) is displaying egocentric reasoning

Answer 1

c) does not yet understand conservation

Step-by-step explanation:

Conservation: In psychology, the term "conservation" is considered as one of the different parts in the theory of cognitive development which was proposed by Jean Piaget and it occurs at the preoperational stage i.e, at the age between four-five years yet developed completely at the concrete operational stage during seven to eleven years.

Conservation is described as a process through which a child's logical thinking capability is being determined as it allows him or her to anticipate that a specific quantity would remain in exact quantity irrespective of the adjustment of the size, container, or shape.

In the question above, the given statement suggests that Patricia does not yet understand conservation.