You are playing hide-and-seek with your preoperational child. You count to 10 while he/she hides. You find your child sitting in the middle of the room with his/her eyes closed. The child believes because he/she cannot see you, then you cannot see him/her. What does this demonstrate?

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The child's belief that you cannot see him/her because he/she cannot see you demonstrates egocentrism, which is the inability to take another person's perspective into account. The child is only considering their own point of view.

You Are Playing Hide-And-Seek with Your Preoperational Child