Five-year-old Simone is shown two evenly spaced rows of five nickels.When asked which row has "more," Simone responds that the rows are the same.Next,one of the rows of nickels is squished close together.When asked which has "more," Simone responds the row that is still spaced out has more.In this example,Simone has displayed

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Simone has displayed centration, which is the tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others. In this case, she focuses on the spacing of the nickels rather than the number of nickels.

Five-Year-Old Simone Is Shown Two Evenly Spaced Rows of Five