One-year-old Cindy was playing a hiding game with her father. He hid her toy under a blanket and then Cindy would try to find it

Later, he added a second blanket and she watched him hide the toy under it. Interestingly, Cindy still looked under the first blanket. She was _____________.
a. engaging in mental representation
b. making the A-not-B error
c. engaging in deferred imitation
d. making an categorization error


Answer: B

Psychology

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