If a preschool child thinks largely in an egocentric manner, then from Piaget's perspective we would say that the child is in the ________ stage.

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According to Piaget, the preoperational stage (ages 2-7) is the period of development during which children are egocentric in their thinking. They focus on their own perspective and have difficulty understanding the perspectives of others. This stage is followed by the concrete operational stage (ages 7-12), during which children begin to develop the ability to think logically and understand the perspectives of others. The abstract operational stage (ages 12 and up) is characterized by the ability to think abstractly and reason hypothetically.

If a Preschool Child Thinks Largely in an Egocentric Manner