Author Question: Which of the following is an example of egocentric behavior according to Piaget? Julie is lying ... (Read 52 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of the following is an example of egocentric behavior according to Piaget?

Julie is lying on the living room floor coloring in her coloring book while her
mom is preparing dinner in the kitchen. Julie calls out to her mom and asks,
What color should I paint this? while pointing at a flower in her coloring book.
Julie is upset that her mother makes her wear matching shoes and socks to
school because Julie is convinced that her pink sock on her left foot matches
very well with the green sock on her right foot.
Julie is upset when her brother got more juice than she did because it is in a
taller cup.
Julie is jealous of her older sister Natalie and refuses to let Natalie play with
her toys.

Question 2

Nine-year-old Bobby has no problem understanding that the 20-year-old who sometimes stays with him is both a student and a baby-sitter. According to Piaget, Bobby's thinking is no longer characterized by

conservation.
object permanence.
overregularization.
centration.

Jody Vaughn · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Julie is lying on the living room floor coloring in her coloring book while her
mom is preparing dinner in the kitchen. Julie calls out to her mom and asks,
What color should I paint this? while pointing at a flower in her coloring book.

Answer to Question 2

centration.