... two very different levels in relation to the theory of Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development. Jenny, unlike Bobby, may have trouble identifying the same amount of fluid in a differently shaped glass as the same amount, whereas Bobby may have no trouble at all. Jenny will tend to be much more egocentric than Bobby, while he has a perception of other's minds. Bobby ... , poured into differently shaped glasses (one tall and thin, the other short and wide) is indeed the same amount, she would think the taller glass contained more because she can only take into account how tall the glass i...

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... , and the other shorter and wider, both filled with equal amounts of water. Upon the question of which has more water, the child will usually answer that the tall, thin glass has more. They appear to be able to take account only of the length of the liquid. Piaget believed this showed the inability to employ mental operations, such as conservation ... ...

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