Three-year-old Tristan finds a dead fish on the beach.Although he says that the fish is dead,he asks,"When is the fish going to get up and swim?" Tristan is having trouble understanding the death subconcept of __________.

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Tristan's question about when the fish is going to get up and swim suggests that he does not understand that death is a permanent and irreversible state. This lack of understanding is related to the subconcept of finality.

Three-Year-Old Tristan Finds a Dead Fish on the Beach