The Development of Understanding Conservation

Abstract
"Conservation is the realization that if nothing is added or taken away, amount stays the same regardless of any alterations in shape or arrangement." There were 4 sections for this experiment: volume, mass, number, and length. Each section had 4 questions provided for the participants. The first two questions would be "Are you a boy or a girl?", and "How old are you?" for each section. And then the interviewers would ask them if the 2 objects or sets of object were the same or different. For example, "which glass has more liquid?", and "which row has more blocks?".…