A Group of 2-Year-Olds Watches Through a Window While a Live

question 21

Multiple Choice

A group of 2-year-olds watches through a window while a live adult hides an object in an adjoining room.Another group watches the same event on a video screen.Which of the following is likely to occur?

• A) Children in the direct viewing condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the video condition will have difficulty.
• B) Children in the video condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the direct viewing condition will have difficulty.
• C) Both groups of children will have difficulty retrieving the toy.
• D) Children in both groups will be able to retrieve the toy easily.

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