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  • How does the shape of a glass affect how much people pour into them? (Jenny Downing, Wikimedia Commons)
    How Full Is That Glass?
    Michelle Ross
    Psychologist Jean Piaget claimed that children overestimate the volume of vertical dimensions, but that as their brains mature, they develop the capacity to more accurately compare vertical and horizontal dimensions.