Nevin is four years old and has an uncle who is twenty-five. When his mom takes Nevin shopping to find a Christmas present for his uncle, he wants to get him a toy firetruck. This is an example of ________.
A) conservation
B) ethnocentrism
C) egocentrism
D) anthropomorphism

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Nevin's desire to buy his uncle a toy firetruck shows egocentrism, as he is only considering his own interests and desires without taking his uncle's interests and preferences into account.

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