CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

JEAN PIAGETS THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The inability of a child to take another’s point of view during the preoperational stage is called
A
egocentric thinking
B
object permanence
C
conservation
D
pretend logic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Piaget noted that children at the beginning of this stage do not yet understand concrete logic, cannot mentally manipulate information, and are unable to take the point of view of other people, which he termed egocentrism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The preoperational stage can be seen in children ages 2 through 7. Memory and imagination are developing. Children at this age are egocentric, which means they have difficulty thinking outside of their own viewpoints. The main achievement of this stage is being able to attach meaning to objects with language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout most of the preoperational stage, a child’s thinking isself-centered, or egocentric. According to Piaget, during thepreoperational stage a child has difficulty understanding life from any otherperspective than his own.

Detailed explanation-4: -Within the framework of Piaget’s stage-based theory of cognitive development, the infant in the sensorimotor stage is extremely egocentric. During the first two years of development, infants are unaware that alternative perceptual, affective, and conceptual perspectives exist.

Detailed explanation-5: -Preoperational Stage During this stage (toddler through age 7), young children are able to think about things symbolically. Their language use becomes more mature. They also develop memory and imagination, which allows them to understand the difference between past and future, and engage in make-believe.

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