alleryWhen new information does not fit a child's existing schemes, Piaget says the child is in:
AEgocentrism
BCentration
CConservation
DDisequilibrium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Disequilibrium
1. Piaget held that children try to keep their schemes in balance (equilibrium).
2. Information that does not fit the existing schemes upsets this balance.
3. Piaget called this unsettled state **disequilibrium**; the child then assimilates, accommodates or ignores the information to restore balance.
**Why not the others:** Egocentrism and centration are limits of preoperational thought, not the state caused by a misfit of information.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Piaget's theory of cognitive development", section "Cognitive equilibration" (revision 1379038101)_
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