NCLEX-PN

Category - Psychosocial Integrity

A preschooler, who has a pet poodle, calls a furry cat on TV “doggie.” The nurse understands the child is demonstrating which developmental process?
  1. Egocentricity
  2. Accommodation
  3. Assimilation
  4. Abstract thought
Explanation
Answer: C - Assimilation is the child’s acceptance of information and changing it to fit their existing ideas. The other options are not correct.
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