Preschoolers are presented with colored balls: 2 red and 5 blue. If they are asked whether there are "more balls or more blue balls" they are likely to answer
A) more balls.
B) more blue balls.
C) more red balls.
D) "I don't know."

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Preschoolers are more likely to use the perceptual strategy of comparing based on color rather than number at this age. Therefore, they are likely to answer that there are more blue balls, even though there are more total balls.

Preschoolers Are Presented with Colored Balls: 2 Red and 5