GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
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Question
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centration is only being able focus on one aspect or detail at a time
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conservation is knowing that something can still be the same even if it has a different shape or is at a different distance
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with cognitive development we “learn” to see more of the details, thus losing the centration and gaining the conservation abilities
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they are virtually the same thing and can be used interchangeably
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Detailed explanation-1: -Centration is one of the reasons that young children have difficulty understanding the concept of conservation. Conservation is the awareness that altering a substance’s appearance does not change its basic properties. Children at this stage are unaware of conservation and exhibit centration.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following BEST describes the relation between centration and conservation? Centration is reflected in lack of conservation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Centration, essentially, can be seen as a form of egocentrism in specific tasks involving scientific reasoning.
Detailed explanation-4: -Centration is the act of focusing all attention on one characteristic or dimension of a situation while disregarding all others. An example of centration is a child focusing on the number of pieces of cake that each person has, regardless of the size of the pieces.