Research has demonstrated that when shown a card with a cat on one side and a dog on another side, three-year-olds seemed to correctly understand that when a researcher held the card so that the child saw the dog, the researcher must be seeing a cat. This indicates that children may not be as _____ as Piaget suggested.

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggested that young children are egocentric, meaning they have difficulty understanding the perspective of others. However, the research described in the question indicates that three-year-olds were able to understand that the researcher saw something different than they did. This suggests that young children may not be as egocentric as Piaget suggested. The other answer choices (animated, schema-driven, logical) are not directly related to this specific aspect of Piaget's theory.

Research Has Demonstrated That When Shown a Card with a Cat