If a Preschool Child Thinks Largely in an Egocentric Manner

question 147

Multiple Choice

If a preschool child thinks largely in an egocentric manner, then from Piaget's perspective we would say that the child is in the ________ stage.

• A)concrete operational
• B)decentring
• C)abstract operational
• D)preoperational

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Definitions:

Retroactive Interference

is a phenomenon where newly acquired information interferes with and hampers the recall of previously acquired information.

Proactive Interference

A type of memory interference that occurs when previously learned information interferes with the recall of new information.

False Memory

A psychological phenomenon where a person recalls something that did not happen or recalls it differently from the way it actually happened.

Persistence

The quality of continuing steadfastly or firmly in some action, purpose, or course of action, especially in spite of opposition.