Lisa has been growing a bean plant for preschool. When nighttime comes she tells her mother that the plant must come inside at night because it is afraid of the dark

By attributing human thoughts and feelings to her plant, Lisa is exhibiting Piaget's concept of ______.
animism
assimilation
reversibility
egocentrism

animism

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Children appear to learn gender stereotypes

a. at about the time they understand that they cannot change their sex. b. during the first few months after birth. c. around the point that they become aware of their basic gender identities. d. around the end of the elementary school years.

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