According to Piaget, all of the following statements are true about preschoolers’ thinking in the preoperational period, except ___________
a. preschoolers have a solid understanding of the principle of conservation and can perform reversible mental operations
b. preschoolers exhibit centration when they focus on one salient aspect or dimension
c. preschoolers focus on appearances rather than reality
d. preschoolers are egocentric and assume everyone sees what they see and knows what they know
Answer: A
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