When under the influence of egocentricity, we think that the way we see things is exactly the way things are. The egocentric individual is more concerned with the appearance of truth, fairness, and fairmindedness, than with actually being correct, fair, or fairminded. Egocentricity is the opposite of critical thought. It is common in adults as well as in children. As people are socialized, egocentricity partly evolves into sociocentricity.
Egocentric tendencies extend to their groups.
To put this another way, people find that they can often best satisfy their egocentric desires through a group. Uncritical thinkers often confuse loyalty with always supporting and agreeing, even when the other person or the group is wrong. If egocentricity and sociocentricity are the disease, self-awareness is the cure. People can often recognize when someone else is egocentric. Most of us can identify the sociocentricity of members of opposing groups.