Three-year-old Rachael could not solve a conservation-of-liquid task because she focused on the height of the water. Rachael's thinking is characterized by
A) dynamic transformation.
B) irreversibility.
C) hierarchical classification.
D) centration.

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Rachael's thinking is characterized by centration, which means that she focuses on only one aspect of a situation, in this case, the height of the water, and ignores other important features, such as the width of the container. This prevents her from understanding the conservation of liquid task.

Three-Year-Old Rachael Could Not Solve a Conservation-Of-Liquid Task Because She