Preoperational Thinker Blake Has Edged His Way Close to the Top

question 169

Multiple Choice

Preoperational thinker Blake has edged his way close to the top rim of the Grand Canyon. His mother then asks him, "What do you think someone at the bottom of the canyon looking up at top you would see?" Given the egocentric nature of his thought, Blake's most likely response would be

• A) "the sky."
• B) "the same thing I see."
• C) "a bunch of little people looking down at me."
• D) "I have no idea."

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