A child is shown two identical balls of clay.One of the balls is then rolled out into the shape of a string and the child is asked which has more clay,the ball or the string.This process is a test of
A)conservation.
B)animism.
C)self-consciousness.
D)egocentrism.

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This process is a test of conservation, which is the understanding that the amount of a substance remains the same even if it changes in shape or arrangement. The child who has not yet acquired this understanding may believe that the rolled-out string has more clay because of its longer length.

A Child Is Shown Two Identical Balls of Clay