The egocentrism that Piaget believed to be characteristic of the preoperational stage of cognitive development explains why a child might
a. tell her grandmother that her teddy bear likes to take a bath.
b. believe that rain comes from holes in the clouds.
c. not understand why his father is too tired to play tag.
d. decide that she likes chocolate chip cookies but does not like peanut butter cookies.
Answer: c. not understand why his father is too tired to play tag.
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