Jake's Father Takes Him to the Barber for His First

Multiple Choice

Jake's father takes him to the barber for his first real haircut. At first, Jake is excited, but as soon as the barber makes the first cut in his hair he becomes very upset and tells his father to make the barber stop. In spite of his father's efforts to assure Jake that his hair will grow back, Jake is exhibiting the characteristic known as _____.

A) animism
B) centration
C) egocentrism
D) irreversibility