One day during a rainstorm, 4-year-old Isaiah comments to his mother, "The sky is very sad today. We have to do something fun to make it happy again!" Isaiah's belief that it rains because the sky is sad is an example of ________.
A. dual representation
B. egocentrism
C. animistic thinking
D. centration
Answer: C
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