Sarah Lee is helping her dad, Jefferson, bake cookies. First, Sarah divides the dough into two equal round piles. Then, as she goes to roll her dough, she trips, flattens her pile, and begins to cry. Her dad asks her if she's hurt, whereupon Sarah tells her dad that she isn't hurt but she's sad because now he has a tall pile with more dough than her. Sarah Lee's response demonstrates

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Sarah Lee's response demonstrates centration, which is the tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation and neglect others. She is focusing on the height of the dough pile rather than the overall amount of dough.

Sarah Lee Is Helping Her Dad, Jefferson, Bake Cookies