If a 5-Year-Old Girl Watches an Adult Pour Juice from a Tall

question 133

Multiple Choice

If a 5-year-old girl watches an adult pour juice from a tall, thin glass into a short, wide glass, and then she is asked, "Which glass has more juice?" she would typically:

• A) conclude that either the short, wide glass has more juice or that the tall, thin glass has more juice
• B) conclude that since no juice was spilled, the glasses have the same amount of juice
• C) become very confused and ask to see the juice poured again and again
• D) not be able to answer the question because she would be confused about why the adult was asking such an obvious question

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Definitions:

Consciousness

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Neuroscience

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Information-Processing Perspective

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