Baby Clara showed surprise when an experimenter took her toy and placed it behind a small screen. Clara pushed the screen aside and grabbed the toy back. Clara was using __________.

A. deferred imitation
B. the tertiary circular reaction
C. goal-directed behavior
D. the A-not-B search error


Answer: C

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