Jimmy watches as his mom pours all of his juice out of a tall skinny glass into a short wide cup. He puts up a fuss, because he now thinks he doesn't have as much juice as he started with. Jimmy is unable to

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Jimmy is unable to conserve, which is the ability to understand that the amount of liquid remains the same regardless of the change in shape or container. He thinks he has less juice because the short wide cup makes the juice appear less in amount than the tall skinny glass.

Jimmy Watches as His Mom Pours All of His Juice