A child is shown two identical glasses, filled to the same level with water. He watches as the experimenter pours all the water from one glass to a differently shaped glass. When the experimenter asks whether the two glasses with water have the same amount in each, she is testing the child's ability to __________.
A) conserve quantity
B) think scientifically
C) conserve number
D) think abstractly

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This scenario is testing the child's ability to conserve quantity, which refers to a child's understanding that the amount of a substance remains the same even if it changes shape or form.

A Child Is Shown Two Identical Glasses, Filled to the Same