Jean Piaget
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In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the concept of 'centration' refers to which developmental limitation?
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According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, centration is a key characteristic of the preoperational stage. It refers to the tendency of a child to focus on only one salient aspect of an object or situation while ignoring other important dimensions, such as volume, mass, or length. This limitation is the primary reason why preoperational children lack the ability of conservation.
- Preoperational Stage: Centration is prominently observed during this stage (typically ages 2 to 7).
- Conservation Deficit: Because children center on a single perceptual feature (e.g., height of water), they fail to understand that quantity remains constant despite changes in appearance.
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