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Chloeellawright

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Piaget spoke of egocentrism in both the thought and speech of the preoperational child. Three of the following are examples of preoperational egocentrism as Piaget defined it. Which one is not?
 
  a. Justin is constantly grabbing objects and pulling them toward himself.
  b. Kate cannot understand or answer the question, How do you think Molly feels?
  c. Isabel cannot understand why she must share classroom equipment with others.
  d. Lois tells a story as if her listeners already know many details they can't possibly know.

Question 2

Piaget's view of cognitive development can best be described as:
 
  a. a gradual and steady progression of intellectual capabilities.
  b. changes in the brain that enable increasingly rapid learning.
  c. an increasing number of stimulus-response connections over time.
  d. discrete stages in which distinctly different forms of logical thought emerge.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d



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