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corkyiscool3328

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Generally speaking, which of the following best explains why young children have difficulty thinking logically?
 
  Their hypothalamus is not yet fully developed.
  Children in this age group are able to think logically, but since it is easier to
  centrate, they tend to focus on centration instead.
  Children in this age group tend to focus on single aspects of an object or
  situation.
  Their ability to perform reversible thought interferes with their ability to think
  logically.

Question 2

The Piagetian term for a particular type of centration in which the child thinks about the world only from his personal perspective is
 
  static reasoning.
  egocentrism.
  irreversibility.
  conservatism.



ttt030911

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Answer to Question 1

Children in this age group tend to focus on single aspects of an object or
situation.

Answer to Question 2

egocentrism.



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