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Noun: decentration
  1. Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.
    "Decentration includes an understanding of how others see the world and seeing how we differ.";
    - decentering

Type of: mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state