Question

"here are only two cookies left in the cookie jar. One of the cookies is broken into two pieces. Janet, age 4, begins to cry when her brother Justin gets the broken cookie and she gets the whole one. According to Piagetian theory, what is the MOST likely cause of Janet's distress?

Answer 1

What may cause her stress is that if she had that half she would have more cookies ,she is in the preoperational stage ages (2-7) so she thinks symbolically

Answer 2

Answer/Explanation:

Janet cries because she thinks her brother is getting a bigger amount of cookie than her because of the number of broken pieces. Even though the broken pieces put together equal the same amount