<P> The main concept infants and young children learn by beginning to show egocentrism is the fact that their thoughts , values , and behaviors are different from those of others , also known as the theory of mind . Initially when children begin to have social interactions with others , mainly the caregivers , they misinterpret that they are one entity , because they are together for a long duration of time and the caregivers often provide for the children 's needs . For example , a child may misattribute the act of their mother reaching to retrieve an object that they point to as a sign that they are the same entity , when in fact they are actually separate individuals . As early as 15 months old , children show a mix of egocentrism and theory of mind when an agent acts inconsistently with how the children expect him to behave . In this study the children observed the experimenter place a toy inside one of two boxes , but did not see when the experimenter removed the toy from the original box and placed it in the other box , due to obstruction by a screen . When the screen was removed the children watched the experimenter reach to take the toy out of one of the boxes , yet because the children did not see the switching part , they looked at the experimenter 's action much longer when she reached for the box opposite to the one she originally put the toy in . Not only does this show the existence of infants ' memory capacity , but it also demonstrates how they have expectations based on their knowledge , as they are surprised when those expectations are not met . </P>
<P> The main concept infants and young children learn by beginning to show egocentrism is the fact that their thoughts , values , and behaviors are different from those of others , also known as the theory of mind . Initially when children begin to have social interactions with others , mainly the caregivers , they misinterpret that they are one entity , because they are together for a long duration of time and the caregivers often provide for the children 's needs . For example , a child may misattribute the act of their mother reaching to retrieve an object that they point to as a sign that they are the same entity , when in fact they are actually separate individuals . As early as 15 months old , children show a mix of egocentrism and theory of mind when an agent acts inconsistently with how the children expect him to behave . In this study the children observed the experimenter place a toy inside one of two boxes , but did not see when the experimenter removed the toy from the original box and placed it in the other box , due to obstruction by a screen . When the screen was removed the children watched the experimenter reach to take the toy out of one of the boxes , yet because the children did not see the switching part , they looked at the experimenter 's action much longer when she reached for the box opposite to the one she originally put the toy in . Not only does this show the existence of infants ' memory capacity , but it also demonstrates how they have expectations based on their knowledge , as they are surprised when those expectations are not met . </P>
what term is used to describe a childs inability to see the world
what term is used to describe a childs inability to see the world
egocentrism
egocentrism