Upon hearing a loud burst of thunder, 5-year-old DeShaun exclaims, "The sky is mad and is yelling!" DeShaun's statement is an example of ______.

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DeShaun's statement is an example of animism, which is the belief that inanimate objects and natural phenomena have living qualities or emotions, such as the sky being mad and yelling. Egocentrism refers to a child's inability to take another person's perspective, centration refers to the tendency to focus on only one aspect of a situation, and metacognition refers to the ability to think about one's own thinking processes.

Upon Hearing a Loud Burst of Thunder, 5-Year-Old DeShaun Exclaims