The correct choice is that egocentrism is not a developmental issue children face during the preoperational stage; in fact, egocentrism is a hallmark of this stage. The developmental issues typically highlighted for the preoperational stage include centration, irreversibility, lack of conservation, and difficulty with decentering and perspective-taking. What to look for in the preoperational stage
- Egocentrism: children have trouble taking others' viewpoints into account, often assuming others see the world as they do.
- Centration: focusing on one salient aspect of a problem while ignoring others.
- Irreversibility: difficulty reversing a sequence of events or actions in their minds.
- Lack of conservation: misunderstanding that quantity, volume, or number remains the same despite changes in appearance.
- Symbolic function: development of language and pretend play, but limited logical reasoning and categorization.
If you have a specific list of options, share them and I can confirm which one is not typically a developmental issue at this stage.
