Robbie has a dream about a robot that hides under his bed and might eat him alive while he sleeps. Even though his father explains over and over that robots are not real, Robbie is still afraid and insists the robot might be real. Robbie's thinking is best considered an example of:
A) reification
B) assimilation
C) accommodation
D) egocentrism

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Reification is a characteristic of preoperational thought in which a child believes that people and objects in stories and dreams are real.

Robbie Has a Dream About a Robot That Hides Under