As Part of a Conservation-Of-Number Task, Abigail Counts the Same

question 134

Multiple Choice

As part of a conservation-of-number task, Abigail counts the same number of items in each of two rows but says that the experimenter's longer row has more. When asked why, her MOST likely response is:

• A) "I can move them back."
• B) "The number is the same."
• C) "They are still the same cards."
• D) "This row goes all the way here."

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