You just came back from a class in which the topic was egocentrism in the preoperational stage. You have a 4-year-old and thought that you would see if what you learned was accurate. You are sitting directly across from her and ask her to look at the front and back cover of her favourite book. After she did this, you asked her to describe 'the part of the book I am looking at.' What does she tell you?

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Children in the preoperational stage, typically ages 2-7, are egocentric, meaning they have difficulty seeing things from perspectives other than their own. Therefore, the child is likely to describe what she sees, not what you see.

You Just Came Back from a Class in Which the Topic