One feature of preoperational thought is its irreversibility, which is ________.

A. the recognition that some actions that people take, such as breaking an egg, cannot be reversed
B. an inability to mentally go through a series of steps in a problem and then reverse direction, returning to the starting point.
C. the belief that some opinions are so strongly held that even extensive evidence will not convince someone otherwise
D. the view that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and continue to have them even when they are not acted upon


Answer: B

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