What is egocentrism?
2019
What is egocentrism?
- A.
To denote alive objects by the children in such a way that they possess live characteristics and they can act
- B.
Belief of the children that the method of their thinking is the sole method of thinking
- C.
Inability of children to see more than one aspect of any situation
- D.
Efficiency of children to think using marks and symbols
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Correct answer: B
Correct definition: Egocentrism is the tendency of children to view the world solely from their own perspective and to assume that others see, think, and feel the same way they do. Key points: Egocentrism involves difficulty taking another person's viewpoint; it is common in the preoperational stage in Piaget’s theory.
A clear statement that matches this definition is: the belief that one’s own way of thinking is the only way of thinking.
Example: A child covers their eyes and believes that because they cannot see others, others cannot see them either.
Why the other descriptions are incorrect: Describing children as attributing life to inanimate objects refers to animism, not egocentrism.
Saying children cannot see more than one aspect of a situation refers to centration (focusing on a single feature), which is different from lacking another’s perspective.
Referring to thinking using marks and symbols describes symbolic thought or representational ability, not egocentrism.
Note: Some answer texts include unrelated or incorrect Hindi phrases; these should be corrected so the bilingual statements match the intended psychological concepts.