Your three-year-old niece is upset that you have a bigger cookie than she does. You calm her down by breaking her cookie in half and pointing out that she now has two cookies to your one. You were able to convince her of this because she has not yet developed the theory of .

Your three-year-old niece is upset that you have a bigger cookie than she does. You calm her down by breaking her cookie in half and pointing out that she now has two cookies to your one. You were able to convince her of this because she has not yet developed the theory of CONSERVATION.

Explanation:

Conservation is a part of the developmental task in psychology, which is processed between the 4th and 7th year of life. The term was described by Jean Piaget, a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist and developmental psychologist. He described the conservation process as part of one of the developmental stages during childhood. Conservation means understanding that the amount of a substance remains the same even when its form changes, being a psychological phenomenon observed in preschool children and consists in the impossibility of comprehending by them such characteristics of surrounding objects as quantity, size, volume, etc.

abolish

do away with

unanimous

in complete agreement

secede

separate; break free

inauguration

starting a new position with a formal ceremony.

cooperationist

people who wanted the north to cooperate with the south

surrender

to give up

volunteer

perform a service for free

draft

involuntary service in military

retreat

withdraw; move away from enemy

advisor

expert who gives advice

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