A child talking to herself as she draws a picture would be interpreted by Piaget as a sign of __________ but by Vygotsky as a sign of __________.
A) abstract thinking; inner speech
B) concrete thinking; cultural influence
C) egocentrism; her cognitive developmental process
D) an inability to conserve; failure to produce inner speech
E) egocentrism; information processing

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Piaget would interpret a child talking to herself as a sign of egocentrism, indicating that the child is focused on her own perspective and not yet able to fully understand others' viewpoints. Vygotsky, on the other hand, would see this self-talk as a part of the child's cognitive developmental process, where language and thought merge to help in problem-solving and understanding.

A Child Talking to Herself as She Draws a Picture