When asked what the doll sees in Piaget's three-mountain test, what answer do preoperational children typically give?
A) The doll sees the cross on the summit, but not the house on the mountain.
B) The doll sees what the child sees.
C) The doll sees the house on the mountain, but not the cross on the summit.
D) The doll sees the opposite of what the child sees.

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Preoperational children, according to Piaget, are egocentric and struggle to understand perspectives different from their own. Thus, they often believe the doll sees the same thing they do.

When Asked What the Doll Sees in Piaget's Three-Mountain Test