AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Conservation is the understanding that something stays the same in quantity even though its appearance changes. This can apply to aspects such as volume, number, area etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Conservation refers to the idea that a quantity remains the same despite changes in appearance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Conservation, in child development, is a logical thinking ability first studied by Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. In short, being able to conserve means knowing that a quantity doesn’t change if it’s been altered (by being stretched, cut, elongated, spread out, shrunk, poured, etc).

Detailed explanation-4: -Object permanence describes a child’s ability to know that objects continue to exist even though they can no longer be seen or heard.

Detailed explanation-5: -In child development, examples of assimilation might include an infant learning sensorimotor skills. As the child learns new ways to move and pick up objects, they may incorporate this knowledge into their current worldview. Another example is a child learning math in school.