A child's lack of conservation is most clearly evidenced by the same child's exhibition of
A) centration.
B) animation.
C) symbolic thought.
D) imagination.

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Conservation is the understanding that physical quantities such as volume, mass, and number remain the same even when their shape or arrangement is changed. Centration is the tendency for young children to focus only on one aspect of an object or event at a time, leading them to overlook other important aspects that may affect conservation. Therefore, a child's lack of conservation is most clearly evidenced by centration.

A Child's Lack of Conservation Is Most Clearly Evidenced by the Same