What is the term that is used to describe young children's thinking in which they often focus on one noticeable aspect of a cognitive problem to the exclusion of other important aspects?

a. conservation
b. egocentrism
c. centration
d. animism


Answer: C

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A. reinforcement. B. punishment. C. counterimitation. D. inhibition.

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A. They capture more information than assessors usually want to know. B. Responses are influenced by people's desire to be viewed favorably. C. They are generally poor at capturing explicit aspects of personality. D. Responses are more reflective of a person's behavior than their beliefs.

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A. entity theory. B. incremental theory. C. collective intelligence. D. the Flynn effect.

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