The Study by DeLoache and Her Colleagues (1997)that Used a "Shrinking

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Multiple Choice

The study by DeLoache and her colleagues (1997) that used a "shrinking machine" demonstrated that young children's trouble with scale models is due to their

• A)poor imagination skills.
• B)trouble dealing with models as symbolic representation.
• C)inability to remember the location of the hidden toy.
• D)difficulty in comprehending adult-directed speech.

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