Twenty-Five-Month-Old Allen Is Placed in Front of a Mirror with a Spot

question 69

Multiple Choice

Twenty-five-month-old Allen is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose.Allen will most likely

• A)touch his nose to wipe off the spot.
• B)touch the image of his nose in the mirror to try and wipe the spot off his own nose.
• C)touch the spot on the mirror because he wonders why that other child has a spot on his nose.
• D)crawl away from the mirror because he does not recognize himself with the spot on his nose.

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Definitions:

Human Behaviour

The collection of actions exhibited by humans and influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion, and/or genetics.

Bandura

A psychologist known for his work on social learning theory, emphasizing the role of observational learning, self-efficacy, and reciprocal determinism in behavior.

Vroom

Refers to Victor Vroom's expectancy theory which suggests that individual motivation is influenced by the expected outcomes of their actions.

Locke

Refers to John Locke, an influential 17th-century English philosopher known for his work on political philosophy, epistemology, and education.