Johnny is a 4-year-old youngster who is having lunch with his other and sister. When his mother pours the milk that is left in t
he carton into the children's glasses, she finds that there isn't enough to fill both glasses, so she carefully pours half of the milk in the shorter, fatter glass into a thin, taller glass in front of Johnny's sister. Immediately, Johnny complains that his sister got more milk than he did, and even when his mother tries to explain that they both got the same amount, Johnny insisted he was right. In thus example, Johnny is demonstrating a lack of development in the area of ________ (a) Assimilation
(b) Conservation
(c) Egocentric thought
(d) None of the above
Egocentric thinking is where a person does not understand a situation from another person's point of view. This is normal in children age 2-7 who are in the pre-operational stage. it makes a person not to consider other people's feelings and becomes self-centered.
When we read rhetorically, we are moving beyond simply trying to comprehend what an author is saying at a basic level. Instead, one who reads rhetorically seeks to understand how meaning in a text is shaped not only by the text itself, but also the context.
They are famed for their commercial and maritime prowess and are recognized as having established harbors, trading posts and settlements throughout the Mediterranean basin
