Studies Examining a Child's Ability to Lie and Use Deception

question 274

Multiple Choice

Studies examining a child's ability to lie and use deception would most likely be used by developmental researchers to make inferences regarding:

• A) the specific age at which object permanence develops.
• B) the child's egocentrism and theory of mind.
• C) the specific age at which conservation develops.
• D) the validity of the concept of a zone of proximal development.

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