Question

Bonnie is a preschooler whose father works outside the home and whose mother stays home with her. on learning that her friend's mother works outside the home, bonnie is confused because she believes that only fathers work outside the home. piaget would say that bonnie is in a state of:

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: disequilibrium
According to piaget, disequilibrium happens because of a certain amount of imbalance between what we understood and what we encountered.
In order to restore the balance in this situation, Bonnie should be constantly exposed to the stimulus that disrupt her pre-existing belief.