One of the Postulates of Piaget's Theory of Egocentric Behavior

question 96

Multiple Choice

One of the postulates of Piaget's theory of egocentric behavior is that egocentric children have a conception of reality based only on their own point of view.Which of the following represents a testable hypothesis that could be derived through deductive reasoning from this theory?

• A) Egocentric children are unpopular among their classmates.
• B) Egocentric children rate themselves higher in status with their classmates than they actually are rated by others.
• C) Small-group cooperative learning activities will be better for egocentric children than individualized learning projects.
• D) Egocentric children will be less popular with teachers than will nonegocentric children.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing the cost of producing one more unit of a good.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing a profit above the opportunity cost.

Explicit and Implicit Costs

Explicit costs are direct payments made to others in the course of running a business, like wages or rents, while implicit costs represent the opportunity costs of using resources owned by the business.

Marginal Costs

The cost of producing one additional unit of a good or service, reflecting the change in total cost that comes from a one unit increase in output.