Although Mr. Tong was obviously busy reading an absorbing novel, his 5-year-old daughter kept interrupting him with comments and questions about the TV cartoons she was watching. Before Mr. Tong becomes irritated with his daughter for being inconsiderate, he should be alerted to Piaget's concept of: A) Object permanence.

B) Habituation.

C) Conservation.

D) Egocentrism.

E) Accommodation.

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Skylar Cantu

30 May, 19:53

Although Mr. Tong was obviously busy reading an absorbing novel, his 5-year-old daughter kept interrupting him with comments and questions about the TV cartoons she was watching. Before Mr. Tong becomes irritated with his daughter for being inconsiderate, he should be alerted to Piaget's concept of: A) Object permanence.

B) Habituation.

C) Conservation.

D) Egocentrism.

E) Accommodation.

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Hana Anderson · Answer 1

Answer:D) Egocentrism

Explanation:

Mr. Tong should be alerted to Piaget's concept of Egocentrism which is under the pre operational stage of Piaget's theory.

Following are the key features of Pre operational stage

Centration Egocentrism Play Symbolic Representation Pretend (or symbolic) Play Animism Artificialism Irreversibility

The feelings and actions of children are usually self-centered. Egocentrism refers to the failure of the child to see a situation from another person Perception.

The self-centered child believes that other people see, hear, and feel exactly the same as the child does, according to Piaget.

Here Also 5 year old daughter does not think about her father and ask question blatantly