Centration refers to the
A)belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action.
B)inability to distinguish between one's own perspective from someone else's perspective.
C)ability to complete reversible mental actions that allow children to do mentally what they formerly did physically.
D)focusing of attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others.

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Centration refers to the tendency of young children to focus their attention on one salient aspect of a situation or object while ignoring other important aspects. This can lead them to make errors in judgment or reasoning. For example, if presented with two glasses of different sizes but the same amount of liquid, a young child might focus only on the height of the liquid in the glass and conclude that one glass has more than the other. This is an example of centration.

Centration Refers to the