alleryStart learning →Conservation means that changing an object's shape leaves unchanged its mass, number and:
AIts location
BIts volume
CIts colour
DTemperature
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Its volume
1. Conservation names a specific set of properties that survive a change of appearance.
2. In the concrete operational stage, children master the concept of conservation.
3. Even if something changes shape, its mass, volume, and number stay the same.
4. Pouring water into a taller glass changes how it looks but none of those three.
5. Colour and temperature are not part of the conservation claim.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Lifespan Development', sections 9.1-9.4_
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