With regard to egocentrism, researchers other than Piaget have found that
A. children do better with familiar tasks compared with the three-mountain or abstract tasks.
B. young children do not show empathy because they cannot take another person's perspective.
C. Piaget was apparently correct in his view of young children's egocentrism.
D. egocentrism continues at the same level well into middle childhood.
Answer: A
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