Four-year-old Noah focuses on his own viewpoint and assumes that others perceive, think, and feel the same way he does. Noah’s thinking is: A) animistic
B) magical
C) egocentric
D) operational
Four-year-old Noah focuses on his own viewpoint and assumes that others perceive, think, and feel the same way he does. Noah’s thinking is:
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The correct answer is C) egocentric.
Egocentrism is a concept from developmental psychology, particularly associated with Jean Piaget, describing a child’s inability to see a situation from another person’s perspective. At four years old, children like Noah often believe that everyone else shares their thoughts and feelings, which is characteristic of egocentric thinking.