Jim, a 3-Year-Old Boy, Gets a Box of Colorful Blocks

question 37

Multiple Choice

Jim, a 3-year-old boy, gets a box of colorful blocks as a birthday gift from his uncle. He is excited to see the gift and demands to play with the blocks immediately. In the context of physical and cognitive development in early childhood, when playing with the blocks, Jim is most likely to

• A) place each block on top of the other with intense concentration.
• B) stack each block on top of the other in a completely straight line.
• C) find it impossible to pick up the blocks.
• D) juggle all the blocks perfectly.

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