A four-year-old looks at a picture of a dragon while on the telephone with her grandfather. If Piaget's claims of egocentrism are correct, the child is likely to:
A)describe the dragon picture to her grandfather
B)ignore her grandfather when he asks her about her day
C)tell her grandfather to look at the dragon
D)ask her grandfather if he would like to see the picture the next time they are together

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Piaget's concept of egocentrism in children refers to their difficulty in understanding that other people do not share the same perspective or have the same information as they do. In this scenario, telling her grandfather to look at the dragon demonstrates this egocentrism, as the child assumes her grandfather can see the picture just because she can, despite the physical impossibility over a telephone conversation.

A Four-Year-Old Looks at a Picture of a Dragon While