____ means that the child understands that an object's basic traits remain the same even when its appearance has changed.

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Conservation refers to the understanding that certain properties of objects remain constant despite changes in their appearance. This is a crucial development in a child's cognitive abilities and is generally seen during the preoperational stage (ages 2-7) of cognitive development. Examples of conservation tasks include understanding that a liquid poured from a short, wide glass into a tall, thin glass is still the same amount of liquid, or that a ball of clay, when flattened, is still the same amount of clay. Object constancy refers to the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they can no longer be seen, and is a different concept altogether. Concrete stability and representational insight are not commonly used terms in developmental psychology.

____ Means That the Child Understands That an Object's Basic