Monica, a child, is alone in a room watching television. One of the TV characters suddenly slaps her daughter. Awhile later, Monica's mother comes into the room and Monica asks her mother, "Why did the mommy slap her daughter?" Monica's mother replies, "What mommy? What daughter?" Monica is showing
A) egocentrism.
B) concrete operational thought.
C) lack of conservation.
D) precausal reasoning.

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Monica's question shows that she is thinking only about the TV characters and assuming that they are real. This is an example of egocentrism, which is a characteristic of preoperational thought in young children.

Monica, a Child, Is Alone in a Room Watching Television