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ETearle

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Piaget described the preoperational stage as being characterized by egocentric thinking. Identify a possible instance of egocentrism in the case.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Amy's previous experience with her grandfather's death led her to believe that people and other living creatures go away when they die, yet the fish is still in the fish bowl. From Piaget's perspective, this situation is likely to:
 
  a. Increase Amy's egocentrism
  b. Create disequilibrium for Amy
  c. Promote concrete operational thinking
  d. Be beyond Amy's zone of proximal development


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

When Ms. Bowman approaches the fish bowl, Amy immediately says, He's not moving, without explaining who he is. Amy is apparently assuming that Ms. Bowman already knows what she is talking about

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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