Question

Madeline is working to teach her 4-year-old daughter, Eliza, how to count. She places 10 buttons in one row with very little space between the buttons, and 8 buttons in another row with more space between the buttons; therefore, the second row is longer than the first. Then Madeline asks her daughter which row has more buttons. Inevitably, Eliza chooses the second row, even though she knows that 10 is more than 8. What is this an example of?a. conservation.
b. egocentric thought.
c. pre-operational functioning.
d. centration.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. centration.

Explanation:

Centration is a psychological process that consists in considering some aspects and discarting other aspects of a situation. The aspects that are not considered may be of importance. This process occurs durign a specif stage of development called pre operational stage. A stage in which kids are still developing so it common at this stage.