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How to Draw an E on Your Forehead
Lack of Perspective Taking

Let’s play a simple game. It will take only a few seconds. Extend your right forefinger (or your left forefinger if you are left-handed). Ready? Now draw a capital letter E on your forehead with your finger.

Once you are done, think back to your drawing. Did you draw the letter so that it faced you or in such a way that a viewer could read it? In other words: did you draw an E that looked like E or like image? There is no right or wrong answer to this question. But the direction of the letter ...

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