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This study describes a measure of social egocentrism based on a procedural variation in the Picture Arrangement subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, compares this procedure with other previously proposed measures of egocentricity, and reports an application of this measure in the comparative study of 30 normal and emotionally disturbed children. The results of this comparison indicate that institutionalized children are sharply differentiated from their better adjusted peers in their ability to take roles or perspectives other than their own.
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Thanks are extended the children and staff of the children's service of the Menninger Foundation for their help and support in the completion of this study.
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Chandler, M.J. The Picture Arrangement subtest of the WAIS as an index of social egocentrism: A comparative study of normal and emotionally disturbed children. J Abnorm Child Psychol 1, 340–349 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00917632
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