Preoperational thinker Blake has edged his way close to the top rim of the Grand Canyon. His mother then asks him, "What do you think someone at the bottom of the canyon looking up would see?" Given the egocentric nature of his thought, Blake's most likely response would be
A) "the sky."
B) "the same thing I see."
C) "a bunch of little people looking down at me."
D) "I have no idea."

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Preoperational thinkers, typically children ages 2 to 7, have difficulty understanding perspectives different from their own, a characteristic known as egocentrism. Therefore, Blake is likely to assume that someone at the bottom of the canyon would see the same thing he sees from the top.

Preoperational Thinker Blake Has Edged His Way Close to the Top