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Perspective taking is the capacity to understand another person's point of view (Birch et al., 2017). One research strategy for investigating the development of perspective taking is to examine children's ability to select an appropriate gift for someone else. For example, children are presented with gift choices that are desirable to them (e.g., a stuffed bear), along with choices that are desirable to an adult (e.g., a magazine). When asked to select a gift for their mother, 3-year-olds are likely to choose a gift they would like, whereas older children are able to choose one an adult would like. Young children find it difficult to take the mother's perspective and, in addition, their own strong desire for a toy makes it difficult for them to consider the mother's desire. If the children are given the desired toy themselves first, or are told they will get it later, they are more likely to choose an age-appropriate gift for Mom (Atance et al., 2010). Robert Selman (2003) identified five stages most children go through in understanding the thoughts and perspectives of other people. These stages begin with children's egocentric view and proceed toward more complex social understanding and social consideration, as children learn to differentiate between their own perspectives and those of others and to understand others' views and the relations between these views and their own (see Table 6.4). Need Assignment Help?