Your 3-year-old niece is playing hide-and-seek with you. When it is her turn to hide, she goes into the corner, turns her back on you and closes her eyes, believing that now you cannot see her. She is demonstrating __________, typical of children in the __________ stage.
A) object permanence; sensorimotor
B) conservation; preoperational
C) egocentrism; preoperational
D) hypothetical thinking; formal operational
E) abstract thinking; concrete operational

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This behavior is an example of egocentrism, where the child believes that if she cannot see you, then you cannot see her. This is typical of the preoperational stage of cognitive development according to Jean Piaget's theory.

Your 3-Year-Old Niece Is Playing Hide-And-Seek with You