If a preschooler sees you pour his liquid medicine from a tall, thin glass into a short, wide one, he will probably reason that
A) the amount of medicine is less (the glass is not as full).
B) the amount of medicine did not change, only the appearance.
C) pouring medicine hurts it in some way because it changes.
D) the glass changed shape to accommodate the medicine.
A
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