Just Because Two-Year-Old Eric Knows That He Is "A Me

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Multiple Choice

Just because two-year-old Eric knows that he is "a me" does not mean he knows that you are "a you." At age 3, Eric once put his hands over his eyes and exclaimed to his friend, Laurence, "You can't see me now!" He knew that he had a point of view, but he did not know that his friend's point of view could be different from his own. Piaget used what term to refer to this endearing feature of young children and proposed that young children exhibit this feature until they enter the concrete operational stage?

• A)animism
• B)egocentrism
• C)scaffolding
• D)transformation

Analyze the effects of optimism and pessimism on health according to Seligman's perspective.

Identify the characteristics and dimensions of sensation seeking.

Differentiate between psychologically healthy and unhealthy forms of optimism and pessimism.

Understand the influence of geographic location on subjective well-being.

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