Which Statement Presents an Example of a Symbolic Representation

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which statement presents an example of a symbolic representation?

• A)Jared puts a bowl on his head and tells his father he has on a firefighter's helmet.
• B)Alicia tells her mother she wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
• C)Lucas watches his grandmother remove the top from a container and then tries to take it off himself the following day.
• D)Tricia sees her father's shoes and is able to think of her father, even though he is out of view.

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Definitions:

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Natural Selection

The process by which heritable traits that confer a survival and reproductive advantage increase in frequency in a population, leading to evolutionary change.

Gene Expression

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