Four-year-old Max tells his mother that he can't eat peas because his teddy bear hates peas.Giving his teddy bear human traits is characteristic of:

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Animism is a common characteristic in the preoperational stage of development, during which children give human-like traits to inanimate objects. Max's belief that his teddy bear can dislike peas is an example of animism. Egocentrism refers to a child's inability to take another person's perspective, solitary play refers to playing alone, and transductive reasoning refers to making illogical connections between two events or objects. None of these choices are applicable in this scenario.

Four-Year-Old Max Tells His Mother That He Can't Eat Peas