Although a 14-Month-Old Girl Received a Shock from an Electrical

question 34

Multiple Choice

Although a 14-month-old girl received a shock from an electrical outlet recently,her parent finds her about to place a paper clip in another outlet.Which is the best interpretation of this behavior?

• A) Her cognitive development is delayed.
• B) This is typical behavior because toddlers are not very developed.
• C) This is typical behavior because of toddlers' inability to transfer remembering to new situations.
• D) This is not typical behavior because toddlers should know better than to repeat an act that caused pain.

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Definitions:

Redundancy

The inclusion of extra components or information that are not necessary for functioning, often to ensure reliability or convey additional confirmation.

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A branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs.

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Distance Cue

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