The tendency to attribute human thoughts and feelings to inanimate objects and forces is __________.

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Animism is the belief that inanimate objects, such as rocks or trees, have human-like thoughts and feelings. Egocentrism is the tendency to view the world from only one's own perspective, conservation refers to the understanding that the properties of substances remain the same even when their shape or arrangement changes, and classification is the ability to group objects based on shared characteristics.

The Tendency to Attribute Human Thoughts and Feelings to Inanimate