From About 12 to 18 Months, the Infant Is Likely

question 4

Multiple Choice

From about 12 to 18 months, the infant is likely to be able to pass the A not B task, but subtle signs of deep-seated egocentrism might persist. A classic example is:

• A)Failure to understand the invisible displacement of an object
• B)Temper tantrums
• C)Being overly demanding
• D)Non-conservation
• E)Persistently searching in the same place an object was hidden previously, even though the infant saw the object now being hidden in a different place

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