Assertion (A)- Children who belong to the potter community learn conservation of mass earlier than conservation of number. Reason (R)- Learning and development take place in a socio-cultural context. Choose the correct option.

Assertion (A)- Children who belong to the potter community learn conservation of mass earlier than conservation of number. Reason (R)- Learning and development take place in a socio-cultural context. Choose the correct option. Correct Answer Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Conservation refers to a logical thinking ability that, according to Jean Piaget, develops in the concrete operational stage at ages 7–11.

• Conservation refers to the ability to determine that a certain quantity will remain the same despite the adjustment of the container, shape, or apparent size. 

Key Points

• Piaget believes that by seven years of age children are able to conserve numbers. Some forms of conservation such as mass is understood earlier than others. 
• Children belonging to the potter community learn conservation of mass earlier than conservation of number because learning and development take place in a socio-cultural context.
• Children belonging to the potter community daily observe their parents doing their work and also help their parents in their work that is why they learn conservation of mass earlier than conservation of number.
• Socio-cultural context emphasizes the role of culture and social interaction in the process of child development and learning and here the learning and development of potter community children are influenced by the sociocultural context in which they grow up. 

Hence we can conclude that Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is the correct explanation of (A).