conservation

= Definition: =

The concept that a given quantity of matter remains the same despite being rearranged or changed in appearance, as long as nothing is added or taken away. Gen Psych, Chapter 8, p. 242

= Examples: = When a child realizes that just because water is poured into a different glass and looks different does not mean the amount of water has changed, they have begun to understand conservation. When a child realizes that the same amount of graham crackers are present even when one is broken into more than one piece When a child realizes that there are the same amount of coins present even when some are more spread out than others.

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