In the children's television show Pee Wee's Playhouse , the floor, globe, and chair could talk, move, and had their own personalities. The fact that many young children view such objects as being "alive" is consistent with the Piagetian concept of
A)intonation.
B)irreversibility.
C)observational learning.
D)animism.

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Animism is the Piagetian concept that refers to the tendency of young children to attribute life-like qualities to inanimate objects, such as believing that a toy has feelings or that a chair can talk. This concept is evident in the example of the talking floor, globe, and chair in Pee Wee's Playhouse.

In the Children's Television Show Pee Wee's Playhouse , the Floor