Xavier is 3 years old and is extremely shy of strangers. He does not play with children of his age. Instead, he spends his time watching the other children in the neighborhood play. In the context of Mildred B. Parten's categories of social and nonsocial play, this is an example of:

A. onlooker behavior.
B. stranger anxiety.
C. instrumental aggression.
D. unoccupied behavior.


Answer: A

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