PSYCH 250 Lecture 9: Psych 250 Lecture 9 Notes
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Centration is the tendency to focus (center) on one aspect of a situation to the exclusion of others. Example: a child insists that her daddy is a father, not a brother. Egocentrism the inability to consider another person"s point of view is a form of centration. (perspective taking) Example: a child comforts his sad father by giving him a teddy bear. Young children tend to focus only on what is apparent & ignore other relevant attributes. Example: a child who thinks that a girl with a short haircut must be a boy; dimes vs. nickels. Young children use static reasoning & assume the world is unchanging. Example: a boy is surprised to learn that his teacher is also someone"s mother! Irreversibility is the inability to mentally reverse a series of steps. Young children fail to recognize that reversing a process can sometimes restore it to its original state.
