When 3-year-old aaron takes his sister's doll away, she begins to cry. after being scolded by his father, aaron insists that he

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When 3-year-old aaron takes his sister's doll away, she begins to cry. after being scolded by his father, aaron insists that he

didn't do anything to make his sister cry. aaron's inability to understand why his sister is upset is an example of _____?

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vesna_86 [32] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-14T10:58:32+03:00

This is an example of egocentrism.
Young children exhibit the quality of egocentrism, which means that they cannot understand other people's perspectives - they can only observe the world from their own point of view. So when Aaron's sister starts crying, he cannot understand that it was because of his actions. If it were to happen to him, he would obviously understand the reason why.