Four-Year-Old Jasmine Is Shown Two Identical Tall Glasses of Water

question 36

Multiple Choice

Four-year-old Jasmine is shown two identical tall glasses of water and agrees that they contain the same amount of liquid.When the liquid is poured into a short,wide container,she says that there is more water in the shorter container because it is "all spread out." Jasmine is demonstrating a lack of understanding of __________.

• A) conservation
• B) centration
• C) dual representation
• D) reversibility

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