Olivia, a 3-year-old girl, loves to play with her toy train. She names it Max and takes it with her everywhere. One day, while d
rinking milk, she spills the milk on the floor. To avoid being scolded, Olivia tells her mother that Max has spilled the milk. Another day, she blames Max for soiling her dress. In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, this scenario illustrates the concept of _______.
Explanation: Animism is defined as the belief usually followed by the children at the early stage in which they believe that inanimate objects tend to have the feelings and human activities .the inanimate objects are usually toys , dolls, teddy bears etc.
According to the cognitive development of the children in early childhood , they start to have such tendency to believe in animism and as they grow older (near 7 years to 12 years) they realize that life is present in living beings like human, tree animals etc.
Thus, Olivia is also indulged in the animism concept at the age of 3 years regarding her toy train.
Both contain truths. With the muscles accustomed to that amount of work, the effort is being reduced, since there is an increase of force. The work also assists in strengthening the heart, which is now more effective in pumping blood.
