Three-year-old Aki is playing with his collection of cars.He moves all of the blue cars to one corner in his room and places the rest of the cars in the opposite corner.Aki's mother walks in and asks, "Aki, do you have more red cars or more cars?" He answers, "red cars, mommy." Aki is demonstrating a lack of __________.

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Aki's response shows that he is able to classify objects based on their color (blue and red cars), but he may not have developed an understanding of quantity and conservation yet. Egocentrism refers to the tendency for young children to view the world from their own perspective only, animism is attributing life-like qualities to non-living objects.

Three-Year-Old Aki Is Playing with His Collection of Cars