Two totally blind children, ages 4 and 5, were asked to show objects to sighted people and to each other. The children's performance indicated that they were aware that blind people see differently than sighted people; blind persons need to feel objects in order to gain a sense of them but sighted persons do not. The younger child conceded that sighted persons could see at a distance yet he did not orient objects correctly to consider another's perspective. The older child oriented objects correctly for others but responded as if sighted persons could see objects only if the objects were within 5 feet of them.
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