When her newborn brother cried, two-year-old Melly watched her mother's reactions. On a later occasion when her brother cried, Melly patted him and spoke softly to him. This is an example of

A) joint attention.
B) self-efficacy.
C) social referencing.
D) emotional self-regulation.


C

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