This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
A 5-year-old boy told his mother that he had an accident with his bicycle because he was thinking of taking some money from his mother. This type of reasoning is known as 
Select and explain. 
A. Adaptive reasoning, B. Magical thinking, C. Concrete operation, D. Abstract reasoning
B: Magical thinking
Answer: B: Magical thinking 
Explanation: The type of reasoning used by this 5-year-old boy, who believed that something bad he was thinking caused a bad event to occur (i.e., the bicycle accident), is called magical thinking. This type of reasoning is typical of children in Piaget's preoperational stage (age 2-7 years).