Molly and Her Mother Are Playing with Several Different Size

question 35

Multiple Choice

Molly and her mother are playing with several different size balls in their living room. With the small balls, Molly has learned how to grasp them in her hands and throw them back towards her mother. With the larger balls however, when Molly attempts to grasp them, as she touches and tries to hold them, she finds it is too difficult to do. As a result, she switches to rolling them back and forth. Which concept explains Molly's behavior?

• A) Habituation and recovery
• B) Maturation
• C) Shape constancy
• D) Perception-action feedback loop
• E) Perceptual accommodation

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