Two closed,pyramid-shaped beakers containing clearly identical amounts of a liquid are judged by a child to hold different amounts after one of the beakers is held upside down.The child apparently lacks a

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The child's judgment suggests a lack of understanding of conservation, which refers to the ability to understand that the amount of a substance remains the same even when its appearance or arrangement changes. The child may not yet have developed this cognitive ability, but there is no evidence to suggest a lack of object permanence (the understanding that an object still exists even when it cannot be seen) or habituation (the process of becoming familiar with a stimulus over time). Attachment is not relevant to this situation.

Two Closed,pyramid-Shaped Beakers Containing Clearly Identical Amounts of a Liquid