The text gives an example of a boy of 3½ years describing a foggy morning as "froggy." Their child explained that "when all the frogs breathe out they make the air froggy." This is an example of ___.

intuitive thinking

Explanation:

Intuitive thinking can be described as unconscious processes which do not depend on facts or any kind of data. It is kind of a gut feeling or feelings. The ability to sense  things about people and their surroundings and their experiences that are not so evident to more “normal” people is known as intuitive thinking.

As a three years old child does not use facts for distinguishing between fog and frog, we say that this is an example of intuitive thinking.  

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