Read the passage and answer the question: Early language development, in children, is influenced by egocentric perspective. When three and four-year old children are playing together in a playground, for example, two of them will talk to one another but little real communication results. Both children are so wrapped up in their own thoughts that they engage in parallel monologues rather than an information exchange, such as characterizes adult communication. Each child is his or her own best audience and reference to self dominates the conversation. Children of this age talk primarily about themselves, their interests, family or possessions. Towards the end of early childhood, they begin to talk about others as well. — Children's attitude as exposed in this passage is ____