A child is upset because she wants to go to sleep but the sun won't "turn off" because the time is 8:30 and that is her bedtime. How would Piaget explain this thought process?

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Piaget would explain this thought process as precausal thinking, which is characteristic of the preoperational stage where children attribute human-like intentions to inanimate objects or natural phenomena, such as thinking the sun can be "turned off."

A Child Is Upset Because She Wants to Go to Sleep