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

question 24

Multiple Choice

Twenty-month-old Michael is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose. Based on research into the development of self-recognition, Michael will MOST likely

• A) touch his nose in an attempt to wipe off the spot.
• B) touch the mirror in an attempt to wipe the spot off of his nose.
• C) wave and point to the child in the mirror.
• D) look to his mother for assurance that the child in the mirror is okay.

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