Question

After ben sees his mother pour some juice from a tall, narrow glass into a short, wide glass, he complains that he wants the juice in the taller glass because it has more juice. rather than considering both the height and width of the glass, it is likely that ben is focusing only on the height, reflecting _____, and does not realize that his mother could easily pour the same juice back into the taller glass to return to the starting state, failing to grasp the idea of _____.

Answer 1

Ben thinks the higher the juice level in the glass, the larger the quantity of juice in the glass. He fails to understand the volume/quantity of the juice remains the same independent of the glass container. Answer: quantity, conservation.