While playing with a toy car, a toddler accidentally hits the wall and falls down. The toddler then gets angry at the wall for making him fall. Which characteristic of preoperational thought does this behavior indicate?

Animism

Explanation:

Animism is the perception of inanimate objects as if they have life, feelings and intentions. Animistic perception is a phenomenon common to both children and adults, and depends, in its origin, on the sensitivity of each person to the "physiognomic properties" of objects and events. In this case, the child got angry with the wall as the wall was alive and was responsible to made him fall.