Three-year-old Bip talks constantly about the "man in the moon" and she was quite certain that the moon was "following" her. Bip's behavior is a demonstration of __________
A) centration.
B) deferred imitation.
C) animistic thinking.
D) habituation.

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Bip's belief in the "man in the moon" and the moon following her is an example of animistic thinking, which is the attribution of human-like qualities or characteristics to inanimate objects or things in nature. This is a common cognitive tendency among young children who are still developing their understanding of the world around them. Centration is the tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others, deferred imitation is the ability to imitate actions or behaviors that were observed at an earlier time, and habituation is the gradual decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure. None of these concepts are relevant to Bip's behavior.

Three-Year-Old Bip Talks Constantly About the "Man in the Moon