Egocentrism
What Egocentrism means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The inability to see a situation from another person's point of view. Piaget believed this was a key feature of the pre-operational stage.
The inability to see the world from any viewpoint other than one's own. This is not selfishness, but a cognitive limitation.
Topics that use Egocentrism
- Component 01: Development - Key Concepts (OCR GCSE)
- Development (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Accommodation
- Assimilation
- Conservation
- Growth mindset
- Schema
- Factual knowledge
- Fixed mindset
- Process praise
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