Which feature explains why a child prefers a tall narrow glass of juice to a short broad glass holding the same amount?
AIdentity confusion, an adolescent struggle of selfhood
BObject permanence, the awareness of objects out of sight
CCentration, focusing on one feature of an object at a time
DAnimism, attribution of life qualities to objects
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Centration, focusing on one feature of an object at a time
1. The chapter describes children at the preoperational stage as tending to focus on a single feature.
2. This tendency is named centration.
3. The example is a child preferring the taller glass because s/he focuses only on height.
4. Concrete operational children begin to coordinate multiple features and abandon centration.
5. Hence preferring the tall glass illustrates centration.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Psychology Ch 3 "Human Development", p. 50, Cognitive Development in Childhood_
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