Five-year-old Steven climbs up the small tree in his parents' backyard. When he's ready to come down, he begins to cry for his mother to help. Steven's inability to retrace his steps to go back down the tree illustrates that Steven's thinking lacks
A)animism.
B)reversibility.
C)object permanence.
D)conservation.

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Reversibility is the cognitive ability to follow a line of reasoning back to its original starting point. Steven's difficulty in retracing his steps to climb down the tree indicates a lack of this ability, which is typical for his developmental stage.

Five-Year-Old Steven Climbs Up the Small Tree in His Parents