Consider This Statement: If You Declare a (Polymorphic) Reference Variable

question 22

Essay

Consider this statement: If you declare a (polymorphic) reference variable, v, to be of type Object, by saying: Object v; then v can refer to any kind of object without restriction. If "object" means an instance of the Object class, is this statement true? Why or why not? If "object" means any kind of Java data, is this statement true? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Infants

Very young children, especially those under one year of age.

Strange Situation

Laboratory technique used to study infant attachment.

Mother

A female parent or guardian who may share a biological or adoptive bond with a child.

Stranger

An individual who is not known personally to another individual or is not familiar within a specific context or environment.