A mother pours each of her two children a cup of chocolate milk. Although each cup holds the same amount of liquid, one is taller and skinnier. The child who does not receive the tall, skinny glass starts crying because she is convinced that her brother received more chocolate milk than she did. Which cognitive developmental concept does this child have trouble understanding?
a. Reversibility
b. Centration
c. Conservation
d. Classification
Answer: c. Conservation
Psychology
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