You Show Four-Year-Old Samantha a Two-Sided Mirror

Multiple Choice

You show four-year-old Samantha a two-sided mirror. Then, you hold it between you and her, so that she can see herself in it. If you ask her what she thinks you can see, she will most likely imagine that you see her face reflected in the mirror, instead of your own. At this age, Samantha cannot mentally transform the view she sees into the view you must be seeing. This illustrates __________ thought.

A) egocentric
B) inductive
C) convergent
D) divergent