A few days ago, Hester's parents disciplined her because she refused to eat her green beans. Today when her parents announced that they were going to get a divorce, Hester cried, "Is it because I was bad? I'll be good!" Hester's conclusion that her failure to eat her green beans is the reason her parents are getting divorced displays Hester's _____.

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Hester's belief that her actions (not eating green beans) could cause her parents' divorce reflects a theory-theory approach, where children construct theories about the world to make sense of events, even though these theories may not be accurate.

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