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In the author's story about Sarah, Peter, and Alonzo, we are guided to an understanding of how the young thinker's perceptions of social situations are different from those of older children and adults. The term egocentric is used to describe Peter's thinking about the amount of clay he has as compared with Sarah and Alonzo. Some adults may label this egocentric behavior as "selfish." How does the term egocentric differ from the term selfish, with respect to the young child's thinking?
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Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective

Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective


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Suggested Responses: Students should explain that the term selfish refers to a perspective in which my needs are more important than your needs whereas the term egocentric refers to a perspective that doesn't distinguish between my needs and your needs because the child cannot consider a perspective/set of needs that differs from their own.
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