Three-year-old Simeon is at the top of a tall and scary slide. At the bottom of the slide, Simeon's older brother is smiling and laughing. When Simeon sees this, he goes down the slide. Simeon's behavior is an example of ____.?

a. ?social referencing
b. ?attribution
c. ?transferred excitation
d. ?social facilitation


ANSWER:
a

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