A 4-year-old child is shown pictures of four cats and six dogs. When asked if there are more dogs or more animals, she will most likely say that

A) there are more dogs.
B) there are more animals.
C) only the cats are animals.
D) she cannot understand the question.

This is due to a cognitive limitation in young children known as centration, where they focus on one aspect of a situation, neglecting other relevant aspects. In this case, the child focuses on the comparison between dogs and cats, not understanding that both are included in the category of animals.