Focusing on only one aspect of a situation and neglecting others is called
A) centration.
B) decentering.
C) conservation.
D) irreversibility.

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Centration is the tendency to focus only on one aspect of a situation and neglect others. Decentering is the ability to take into account multiple aspects of a situation. Conservation refers to the understanding that the amount of a substance remains the same even if it is rearranged or appears different. Irreversibility refers to the inability to mentally reverse a sequence of events.

Focusing on Only One Aspect of a Situation and Neglecting