A psychologist describes your 3-year-old as being egocentric. Explain why this is not insulting to you or your child
What will be an ideal response?
Preoperational thinkers are quite egocentric. This means that they have difficulty taking on other's perspectives. Children of this age see everything from their perspective only. This is not selfishness, this is a failure to see another's perspective. Yet.
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Milgram concluded in his study that obedience was a function of ________
a. the religious beliefs of the participant. b. the personality of the participant. c. the responses made by the learner. d. the situation of the experiment.
Nate, whose parents are involved in his school activities and attend parent–teacher conferences, probably
A) resents his parents' involvement in his education. B) shows better academic achievement than his agemates. C) lives in a low-SES household with many siblings. D) attends a private school in a large city.