Question

At preschool, it is Tyler's fourth birthday. Although Christine is only 3, she insists that she is older than Tyler because she is taller than Tyler. Christine focuses on height as a measure of age. This is an example of

Answer 1

Answer: Centration

Explanation:

Centration is one of the actions that stand out within the preoperational stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development. This stage starts from 2 years and can last up to 7 years. In centration, one tends to highlight only one aspect of a situation and neglect others that may also be very relevant. The child at the center has difficulties thinking and seeing situations from other contexts.

In this case, Christine when seeing that she is taller than Tyler understands that it is an indication that she is older than him. Here Christina is not taking into account other aspects, only her height to determine that she is greater than Tyler.