Eighteen-month-old Jazmin is offered sets of animal crackers. Each set contains 1, 2, or 4 crackers. Jazmin consistently picks the set with the most pieces, displaying a beginning grasp of
A) cardinality.
B) estimation.
C) ordinality.
D) functionality.

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Jazmin's consistent selection of the set with the most pieces indicates an understanding of ordinality, which refers to the order and relationship between quantities. She is able to recognize that some sets have more crackers than others, and consistently chooses the set with the highest quantity, even without understanding precise numbers or cardinality.

Eighteen-Month-Old Jazmin Is Offered Sets of Animal Crackers