Michelle is jealous of a baby that Jessie is watching for his neighbors. She says phrases such as “that’s my crib” and “those are my toys” when the baby is using her belongings. Michelle is horrified by Jesse’s act of kindness towards a random baby and sulks away saying, “Uncle Jesse doesn’t like me anymore.” This episode portrays a child’s egocentric behavior during cognitive development.
Egocentrism is the inability to take the perspective of another person. It can refer to feelings such as greed, competitiveness, and jealousy. In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, egocentrism is prominent in the preoperational stage, and happens from around two years old to seven years old, which is somewhere around where Michelle is in the episode.
Egocentrism is the inability to take the perspective of another person. It can refer to feelings such as greed, competitiveness, and jealousy. In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, egocentrism is prominent in the preoperational stage, and happens from around two years old to seven years old, which is somewhere around where Michelle is in the episode.