A child is shown two identical balls of clay.One of the balls is then rolled out into a string and the child is asked which has more clay,the ball or the string.This process is a test of
A)conservation.
B)animism.
C)self-consciousness.
D)egocentrism.

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This test is commonly used to gauge a child's understanding of conservation, which is the concept that even if the outward appearance of an object changes, its essential characteristics remain the same. In this case, the amount of clay is the same in both the ball and the string, despite their different shapes. Options B, C, and D do not apply to this situation.

A Child Is Shown Two Identical Balls of Clay