Four-year-old Jasmine is shown two identical tall glasses of water and agrees that they contain the same amount of liquid.When the liquid is poured into a short,wide container,she says that there is more water in the shorter container because it is "all spread out." Jasmine is demonstrating a lack of understanding of __________.

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Jasmine is demonstrating a lack of understanding of conservation, which refers to the idea that the amount of a substance remains constant even when its appearance or shape changes. In this case, she does not understand that the amount of water is the same even when it is poured into a wider container.

Four-Year-Old Jasmine Is Shown Two Identical Tall Glasses of Water