Ray gives his son,Mason,three bowls.These bowls have the same capacity,but each one differs slightly in its shape and size.Ray tells his son that one of the bowls can hold more liters of oil than the other two bowls.Mason points out that all the bowls,though may appear different in size and shape,can store the same volume of oil.In this case,Ray was most likely testing Mason's concept of

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Ray was testing Mason's understanding of conservation, which is the concept that the amount of a substance remains the same even if its appearance changes. Mason correctly understood that the bowls had the same capacity, regardless of their slightly different shapes and sizes, which demonstrates an understanding of conservation. This type of problem is a classic conservation task in developmental psychology.

Ray Gives His Son,Mason,three Bowls