Evaluate the following statements. Which describes the BEST example of egocentrism in childhood development?
Holly runs away screaming when her mom states that the printer ate one of the pages she needed for her report at work. It takes her mom several minutes to calm Holly down because she is now afraid that the printer is going to eat her!
Paul is smiling and laughing while he is playing ball with his daddy. When the ball accidentally rolls under the bed, little Paul starts to crawl around the room to find a new toy and seems to forget that he was having such a great time playing ball.
Nina is admiring her daughter's art from preschool. She is delighted that she is finally able to make sense of the drawings. The people actually look like people and the birds do not look like a scribbled mess!
Sean is so excited to give his mom her birthday present because he knows that she will love it just like he does! As she opens it, he's a little confused when she looks disgusted by the goopy gob of green slime that he put in the gift bag. Isn't it great mom?!