MsHernandez Is Working with 4-Year-Old Peter,who Is Afraid of the Dark.He

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Ms.Hernandez is working with 4-year-old Peter,who is afraid of the dark.He believes monsters like he has seen on TV come out at night.Ms.Hernandez patiently explains that there are no real monsters,but to no avail.Peter still refuses to go to sleep.What might Piaget propose as the reason for this treatment failure?

• A)Ms.Hernandez has not challenged Peter's irrational beliefs in a way that gets his attention.
• B)Peter,at 4 years old,still has difficulty understanding that monsters are not real because he sees monsters on TV.
• C)Peter can understand what Ms.Hernandez is telling him,but he has difficulty expressing his feelings about it.
• D)Peter's parents have not done enough explaining about the true nature of TV monsters so that he can better understand.

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