Jacob and his mother are driving home from school. Jacob, who is sitting in the backseat behind his mother, is telling a story about his foot getting hurt. Of course, his mother, who is driving, cannot see his foot, but Jacob keeps pointing to his foot, saying, "Mommy, see where I have my boo-boo?" Jacob is suffering from
A) egocentrism.
B) poor symbolic representations.
C) centration.
D) a lack of conservation.

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Jacob's behavior shows egocentrism, which is the tendency to view the world from one's own perspective and difficulty understanding that others may have different perspectives. In this case, Jacob assumes that his mother can see his foot even though she cannot, because he is focused on his own perspective and needs.

Jacob and His Mother Are Driving Home from School