Answered: static reasoning

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

5th Edition

ISBN:9780134477961

Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Publisher:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Chapter1: The Science Of Psychology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1TY

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Question

Which of the following examples indicates the Piagetian error of static reasoning?

Group of answer choices

A. After seeing her new haircut for the first time, Tamara began crying inconsolably. She cried, "You turned me into a boy!"

B. When Jessie sees her kindergarten teacher in the grocery store, she is shocked to see her outside of school.

C. Four-year-old Colin thinks a tall 20-year-old man is older than a short 40-year-old man.

D. Clarissa dropped a tiny spot of ketchup on her pants during lunch. Even though her teacher was able to completely remove the spot, Clarissa cries hysterically and says that she wants to go home because her outfit is ruined.

Expert Solution

Step 1

-Static reasoning: In psychology, the term "static reasoning" is also denoted as "static thought" and is described as a child's belief that the world around him or her is unchanging. The child believes that the way things are being present today will be like this always and have been like this only. Static thought is considered as a main attribute of the "preoperational stage" and therefore hinders a child from using logic and reasoning in his or her thought patterns.