GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
PIAGET
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Question
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when children believe that their parents are cartoon characters
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when children believe that inanimate objects are alive and have feelings
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when children believe that they are the centre of the world
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when children believe that objects change with their appearance
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Detailed explanation-1: -Animism (from Latin: anima meaning ‘breath, spirit, life’) is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Animism perceives all things-animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems, human handiwork, and in some cases words, as animated and alive.
Detailed explanation-2: -Preschoolers also tend to give lifelike qualities, such as feelings and thoughts, to inanimate objects like teddy bears and leaves. This kind of thinking is known as animism. To preschool-age children, anything that moves is alive, like a piece of paper blown by the wind or a flowing stream.
Detailed explanation-3: -Animism. This is the belief that inanimate objects (such as toys and teddy bears) have human feelings and intentions. By animism Piaget (1929) meant that for the pre-operational child the world of nature is alive, conscious and has a purpose.
Detailed explanation-4: -n. the belief that natural phenomena or inanimate objects are alive or possess lifelike characteristics, such as intentions, desires, and feelings.
Detailed explanation-5: -Piaget described preoperational children as viewing the world of nature as alive, conscious, and having a purpose. He used the term animism to describe the children’s belief that inanimate objects, such as their toys and teddy bears, as having human feelings and intentions.