Judy DeLoache Used a Scale Model to Hide a Toy

question 38

Multiple Choice

Judy DeLoache used a scale model to hide a toy under a toy couch identical to a life-size couch in the room. A 4-year-old could find the real toy under the life-size couch after realizing the scale model was a copy of the room. According to DeLoache, why were 30-month-olds unable to find the toy in the same way?

• A) Delayed development
• B) The fact they are still in the preoperational stage
• C) Lack of dual representational skills
• D) Egocentrism
• E) Lack of symbolic understanding

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