Question

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In the following scenario, which cognitive skill is the boy demonstrating?
A 7-year-old boy watches his aunt open two eight-ounce cartons of chocolate milk and empty each into two glasses. The glasses are different sizes. The boy’s little sister wants the tall glass of chocolate milk, but the boy does not care which he gets.

A) reversibility
B) conservation
C) mental superiority
D) abstract thinking

Answer 1

D, abstract thinking. The boy knows both cups have 8 ounces, so he does not care which he gets because they both have the same amount.