Suppose You Work for an International Food Company

question 138

Short Answer

Suppose you work for an international food company. Although you like your boss, one thing that bothers you is that he openly believes that his culture is superior to other cultures. This common problem is called __________.

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Definitions:

Centration

A cognitive limitation in preoperational stage children where they can focus on only one aspect of a situation at a time.

Reversibility

The cognitive ability to understand that actions can be reversed, restoring the original state.

Egocentrism

In developmental psychology, a characteristic of young children where they are unable to see a situation from another person's point of view.

Three-Mountain Task

A cognitive developmental measure designed by Jean Piaget to study children's ability to take on another's perspective and understand that different viewpoints exist.