Which term describes a child who views the world from their own perspective?

• A. Egocentric
• B. Attachment
• C. Neuron
• D. Dendrite

Answer: (A)

Egocentrism describes a child who views the world from their own point of view. In early development, many children assume that others see, think, and feel exactly the same way they do, because they haven’t yet developed the ability to take another’s perspective. This tendency is a normal part of cognitive development and tends to fade as children age and gain more experience with others’ viewpoints, a shift often linked to the growth of perspective-taking and theory of mind. A classic way this is studied is through tasks like Piaget’s three mountains, where younger children typically describe what they see from their own position rather than what another person would see.

Attachment, by contrast, is about the emotional bond between a child and a caregiver, not how the child perceives the world. A neuron is a nerve cell, and a dendrite is a part of a neuron that receives signals; neither term relates to perspective-taking.