According to Piaget,children's Thought in the Preoperational Stage Is Egocentric

question 23

Multiple Choice

According to Piaget,children's thought in the preoperational stage is egocentric.This statement refers to

• A)a sensorimotor need for self-stimulation,as evidenced in thumb sucking.
• B)young children's exaggerated interest in color.
• C)the difficulty in perceiving things from another person's point of view.
• D)the difficulty in realizing that things continue to exist even when they are not visible.

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Definitions:

DSM-IV

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, a handbook used by healthcare professionals as a guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders.

Psychiatric Diagnoses

The classification of mental disorders by identifying and categorizing symptoms according to standardized criteria, to guide treatment and understanding.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship as a way of uncovering unconscious thoughts and feelings.

Psychoanalyst

A therapist who uses Freudian methods of exploring the unconscious mind to understand and treat psychological issues.