With Joshua watching, an experimenter pours the contents of one beaker into a taller and skinnier beaker. When asked if the two beakers have the same amount, Joshua, age 4, would say
A) they are the same.
B) the first one holds more.
C) the taller one holds more.
D) there is not as much liquid.
C) the taller one holds more. Younger children typically claim that the taller beaker has more liquid than the shorter beaker.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A. facial feedback. B. social referencing. C. attribution. D. transferred excitation.
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