Question

Exactly half of the sugar is poured from a long, narrow bag into a round bowl. Gene says that the bowl contains less sugar than the bag because the sugar is "less tall." His sister explains to him that they both contain the same amount of sugar. Jeanette has developed the concept of _____, whereas Gene has not.

Answer 1

Conservation

Explanation:

This concept is based off of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development. Conservation is one of Piaget's developmental accomplishments, in which the child understands that changing the form of a substance or object does not change its amount, overall volume, or mass.