It Is Difficult for Younger Children to Understand Why the Driver

question 627

Multiple Choice

It is difficult for younger children to understand why the driver of a car cannot see them if they can see the car. This illustrates the preoperational limitation known as

• A)object permanence.
• B)imprinting.
• C)egocentric thought.
• D)animism.

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