Tendai's mother has just poured two glasses of orange juice, one for Tendai and one for his sister. After they are poured, Tendai becomes very upset that he got less juice than his sister. Their mother points out that while Tendai's glass is shorter, it is also wider, and thus both children have the same amount. Tendai continues to protest, arguing that his juice is shorter, so he has less juice. Piaget would explain Tendai's behaviour as being the result of

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Piaget described centration as the tendency of young children to focus on one aspect of a situation and ignore others. In this scenario, Tendai is centrating on the height of the juice in his glass and ignoring the fact that his glass is wider, which means he has the same amount of juice as his sister. This is a common cognitive limitation in young children, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Tendai's Mother Has Just Poured Two Glasses of Orange Juice