Three-year-old Steven walks up to his father, who is reading the newspaper, and says "Look at this picture, Daddy!" If his father does not respond, Steven is likely to

a. repeat his remark to try again to get a response.
b. keep talking about his picture as if his father had answered.
c. walk away.
d. think his comment does not deserve a response.


a

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