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1. What is the title of the book you read? Who is the author? 2. Write down exam

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1. What is the title of the book you read? Who is the author?
2. Write down examples pf (a.) egocentrism (B) centration

PSY 209 Children's Books What is the title of the book you read? Who is the author? For what age group is the book intended? Did you read this book as a child or have you read it to a child? What do you think makes this a good book for a child this age? 1. 2. You can examine elements of the book that explore cognition, language development, or relationship issues. Answer the questions associated with the element that you choose as they relate to your book. Cognition Write down examples of (a) egocentrism (e.g., animals that dress and talk like a child; misunderstandings that arise from the main character's self-centered viewpoint) and/or (b) centration (e.g, stories about characters who have only one prominent feature stories about a child's focusing on one special goal, trait, or object) that appear in the book. What do you think a child this age might learn about these things from the book? How do you think the book might help the child become less egocentric or narrow- minded in their thinking? Language development: Write down examples of vocabulary words that might be new to the child and/or effects that depend on literal or figurative language (e.g, jokes that come from a character's taking things literally; misunderstandings that arise from the use of figurative language). In what ways might this book enhance language development? Are there words or phrases that you think the child might struggle to understand? At what age do you think kids typically understand the use of figurative language (when the literal meaning does not match the intended meaning)? Relationship issues: Write down examples of story elements that focus on the strong ties of family and friendship and/or story elements that reflect a young child's fear of separation. How do you think these themes might be reassuring or frightening to a young child? How does exploring something that is potentially frightening to children within a make-believe context help them get over their fear:

Explanation / Answer

1.The title of one of the children's book read is 'The very hungry caterpillar'. The author of the book is Eric Carle who specialises in books for babies and toddlers. This book was read to a child. This book is a good book for kids of 6 months to two years as it helps children learn the concept of days, numbers and inculcate the love of stories and books. Also the book is graphically very engaging with short sentences taking into account the short attention span of babies.

2.Egocentrism is a term coined by Jean piaget. It is the tendency of kids to be aware of their needs alone and the assumption that they are the focus of the world. Example: a child gifting her father a doll as a birthday present and expecting him to love it. Another example would be a child asking the sun to not rise today assuming it rises for him.

Centration can be defined as the inability to consider various dimensions of an event or situation. Example: inability to understand the statement your father is my husband.