Animism is the belief exhibited by children in Piaget's preoperational stage that inanimate objects have feelings, intentions, and human-like qualities.
Remember when you were little and had a favorite teddy bear? You believed it could talk, feel emotions, and even get hungry! That's similar to how children with animistic thinking perceive objects around them.
Symbolic Play: The ability to use objects as representations for something else during play.
Magical Thinking: Believing that one's thoughts or actions can directly influence external events.
Anthropomorphism: Attributing human characteristics or behaviors to non-human entities like animals or objects.
Study guides for the entire semester
200k practice questions
Glossary of 50k key terms - memorize important vocab
© 2024 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.
AP® and SAT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse this website.