Five-year-old Chaim is participating in Piaget's three-mountains problem.When Chaim is asked to pick the picture that shows what the display looks like from the doll's perspective,he will most likely select the
A)correct picture but not be able to explain why he chose it.
B)picture that shows the researcher's point of view.
C)correct picture and be able to explain why he chose that picture.
D)picture that shows his own point of view.

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Five-year-old Chaim is likely to choose the picture that shows his own point of view due to egocentrism, a characteristic of the preoperational stage in Piaget's theory, where children have difficulty taking the perspective of others.

Five-Year-Old Chaim Is Participating in Piaget's Three-Mountains Problem