When 4-year-old Kayla is asked if she has a brother, she says, "Yes." When she is asked if her brother has a sister, she says, "No." Kayla's response is best considered an example of:
A) centration
B) irreversibility
C) egocentricity
D) animism

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Children at the preoperational stage of cognitive development show irreversibility: an inability to think backwards, or to see how an event can be reversed.

When 4-Year-Old Kayla Is Asked If She Has a Brother