Ron, a toddler, takes a picture and puts it to the receiver of a phone in order to "show" it to his grandmother. This example illustrates ________.
A) disoriented attachment
B) conservation
C) object permanence
D) egocentrism

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This behavior exemplifies egocentrism, a concept from Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where a child is unable to see a situation from another person's point of view. Ron assumes that his grandmother can see the picture through the phone just as he can, not understanding that his perspective is not the same as his grandmother's.

Ron, a Toddler, Takes a Picture and Puts It to the Receiver