Ten-year-old Doug's aunt poured some soda for him into a tall thin glass. Doug complained and said that she was giving him a small amount of soda. His aunt mentioned how high the level of the soda was. Doug agreed but then he said that the width of the glass was so small that it decreased the amount of the height. Which one of the following mental processes is Doug demonstrating?

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Doug is demonstrating decentration, which is the ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation. He is recognizing that both the height and the width of the glass affect the amount of soda it can hold.

Ten-Year-Old Doug's Aunt Poured Some Soda for Him into a Tall