Although Mr.Tong was obviously busy reading an absorbing novel,his 5-year-old daughter kept interrupting him with comments and questions about the TV cartoons she was watching.Before Mr.Tong becomes irritated with his daughter for being inconsiderate,he should be alerted to Piaget's concept of

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Piaget's concept of egocentrism refers to a young child's tendency to view the world only from their own perspective and not be able to understand the thoughts and feelings of others. In this scenario, Mr.Tong's daughter is interrupting him because she is focused on her own needs and desires without considering that her father may be busy or preoccupied. This behavior is typical of a child in the preoperational stage of development (2 to 7 years old), which is characterized by egocentric thinking.