The nurse pours liquid medication from one tall container to a shorter container. How would the preschool-age child interpret this exchange of the medication?

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The preschool-age child has not developed conservation or the ability to discern truth, even though physical properties change. This is why the child will think that there is less medicine in the shorter container. The preschool-age child will not interpret this action as the glass changing shape or it is painful to pour medicine. An older child will understand that the appearance of the medication changed but not the amount.

The Nurse Pours Liquid Medication from One Tall Container to a Shorter