A preschooler and her school-age brother both have received the same swimming tube as a gift.The brother accidentally took his sister's swimming tube.The sister protested that she needed her swimming tube to go swimming.Which of the following is being demonstrated by this behavior by the sister?

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As they experience symbolic mental representations, preschoolers process mental symbols as though they were actually participating in the event.At this stage, mental abstraction, such as skipping from one part of an operation to another, reversing the operation mentally, or thinking of the whole in relation to the parts, is not feasible.The behavior is indicative of concrete thinking.Children can only concentrate on their own perspective.Also, the preschooler is not able to consider more than one factor at a time when solving problems.She knows only that her tube has been taken.She is not able to grasp that the two tubes are identical; thus she could easily use her brother's tube, which has been left behind.

A Preschooler and Her School-Age Brother Both Have Received the Same