Two-year-old Irina talks to her brother, who is wearing headphones and looking away, and becomes frustrated that he is (or seems to be) ignoring her. Irina's misunderstanding is likely to do the fact that she is in a(n) _______ stage of development.

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Egocentrism is a characteristic of the preoperational stage of development according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development. This means that children at this stage have difficulty understanding things from a perspective other than their own, including the fact that others might have different thoughts or feelings than themselves. Therefore, Irina may not understand that her brother is focused on something else and is not intentionally ignoring her.

Two-Year-Old Irina Talks to Her Brother, Who Is Wearing Headphones