As Part of a Conservation­of­number Task, a Child Counts the Same

Multiple Choice

As part of a conservation­of­number task, a child counts the same number of items in each of two rows but says that the experimenter's longer row has more. When asked why, her MOST likely response is:

A) "I can move them back."
B) "The number is the same."
C) "They are still the same cards."
D) "This row goes all the way here."