A young man you know has been written up in the newspaper as one of the wealthiest, most successful entrepreneurs in your part of the county. Whenever you see him you talk about his business ventures. Whenever you think about him you fantasize about his material success. One day you learn that the young man is active in community organizations that serve mentally challenged youth and their parents. His work with children with special needs consumes most of his weekends and a substantial part of his fortune. You had forgotten in fact, that this man has a son with special needs of his own. The characteristic of preoperational thought that is evident in your behavior is:

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Avah Cobb

Social Studies

15 November, 08:59

A young man you know has been written up in the newspaper as one of the wealthiest, most successful entrepreneurs in your part of the county. Whenever you see him you talk about his business ventures. Whenever you think about him you fantasize about his material success. One day you learn that the young man is active in community organizations that serve mentally challenged youth and their parents. His work with children with special needs consumes most of his weekends and a substantial part of his fortune. You had forgotten in fact, that this man has a son with special needs of his own. The characteristic of preoperational thought that is evident in your behavior is:

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Emmanuel Glass · Answer 1

The characteristic of preoperational thought that is evident in your behavior is centration.

Explanation:

When a person happens to spontaneously fantasize about something, he naturally tends to ignore the facts associated with the thing that he is fantasizing about and concentrates only on what is good about that thing. This behavior leads to the centration of thoughts and makes the person fail to realize the factual nuances of his fantasies. Such behavior does not cause much harm but is not deemed as good.