Desmond is playing with his seven-month-old son. He places a large bowl in front of his son and hides his cell phone under the bowl. His son manages to retrieve the cell phone and laughs in delight. He repeats this over a few days. One day, he keeps the bowl in front of his son but holds the cell phone behind his back. Although his son sees him hide the phone behind his back, he still lifts up

the bowl to look for the cell phone. Desmond's son is displaying _____.

A) a lack of mental representation
B) a primary circular reaction
C) the A-not-B error
D) deferred imitation


C

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