Patrick was born and raised in the midwestern United States. He's always been told that seafood tastes terrible so he has avoided it. One day while visiting the East Coast, he goes into a restaurant that features lobster. Patrick tells himself, "That lobster smells good and many people eat seafood, so they can't be terrible to eat. I think I'll order one." Patrick's decision to eat the seafood would best be explained by Piaget's concept of
A. reversibility
B. decontextualization
C. animism
D. personal fable
Answer: B
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