Six-month-old Ryoko is given a plastic spoon to play with. She bangs it against her high chair. Her grandmother hands her a soft doll. What is Ryoko likely to do with the doll?
A) hug it
B) try to feed it
C) bang it against her high chair
D) put it in her mouth
C) bang it against her high chair. At 6 months, babies incorporate every object into the action pattern they prefer at the moment.
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