Siti Is a Newborn Baby Who Is Meeting Her Grandpa

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Multiple Choice

Siti is a newborn baby who is meeting her grandpa for the first time.Her grandpa seems to have her undivided attention,and so as a cute joke,he sticks his tongue out at her.Based on the work of Meltzoff and Moore (1977) ,what do you expect Siti will do?

• A) She will cry, not getting the joke.
• B) She will perform sucking motions, getting grandpa's mouth mixed up with a nipple.
• C) She will smile, as this would be the first time she would have seen something like that.
• D) She will stick out her own tongue.

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Cilia

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Membrane Enclosed Sac

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9+2 Arrangement

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