CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PIAGET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is, the tendency to view the world for your own perspective without recognizing that others may have different viewpoints.
A
egocentrism
B
conservation
C
representational thought
D
accommodation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Egocentrism is the inability to differentiate between self and other. More specifically, it is the inability to accurately assume or understand any perspective other than one’s own. Egocentrism is found across the life span: in infancy, early childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

Detailed explanation-2: -Egocentric thinking is the normal tendency for a young child to see everything that happens as it relates to them. This is not selfishness. Young children are unable to understand different points of view.

Detailed explanation-3: -Egocentric means to only think about things from one’s own point of view.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. the tendency to emphasize one’s own needs, concerns, and outcomes rather than those of others. Also called egocentricity.

Detailed explanation-5: -The technical term for this is “egocentrism.” As a cognitive bias, egocentrism refers to the natural restriction on our perception caused by the simple fact that we can only see the world from our perspective. It takes special effort to see the world from any perspective other than through our own eyes.

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