Question

Ms. Hernandez is working with 4-year-old Peter, who is afraid of the dark. He believes monsters come out at night like he has seen on TV. Ms. Hernandez patiently explains that there are no real monsters, but to no avail Peter still refuses to go to sleep. What might Piagetpropose as the reason for this treatment failure?

A. Ms. Hernandez has not challenged Peter’s irrational beliefs in a way that gets his attention.
B. Peter, at 4 years old, still has difficulty understanding that monsters are not real because he sees monsters on TV.
C. Peter can understand what Ms. Hernandez is telling him, but he has difficulty expressing his feelings about it.
D. Peter’s parents have not done enough explaining about the true nature of TV monsters so that he can better understand.

Answer 1

I would say the best answer would be option D "Peter’s parents have not done enough explaining about the true nature of TV monsters so that he can better understand." The reason for this treatment failure is that Peter's parents are not explaining to him how TV works and how the monsters are fake which is why he still thinks monsters are real. So, in order for this treatment to work it's best to have the parents make their child understand how TV works and how monsters are made up.

Hope this helps.