Omar, a 6-year-old, asks his mother for pasta in a small bowl as he is not hungry enough to finish a large bowl. He gets annoyed when his mother serves him a little pasta in a large bowl. Looking at the size of the bowl, he thinks that he will not be able to finish the pasta. In the context of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which of following assumptions can be made about Omar?
He lacks an understanding of the concept of conservation.

Conservation refers to the ability to determine that a certain quantity will remain the same despite adjustment of the container, shape, or apparent size. Omar didn't know the the size of the bowl that was used to serve the pasta doesn't change the quantity of the pasta he will get, he lacks knowledge of the concept of conservation.

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Answer:

He lacks an understanding of the concept of conservation

Explanation:

Lack of conservation can be defined as the way in which people see things differently they may either prefer a big things to small things or they prefers small things to big ones.

Omar lacks an understanding of the concept of conservation due to his age because he does not possess the ability to know that quantities remain the same even when they change appearance which was why he preferred his pasta to be serve in a small bowl but is mother serve it a big bowl in which both quantities of pasta in either of the bowl are the same but Omar LACK CONSERVATION which is why he does not know that his mother serve him the same quatities that suppose to be in a small bowl into a big bowl.

Omar therefore lacks the ability to see things differently due to LACK OF CONSERVATION.