Although a 14-month-old girl received a shock from an electric 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 the inability to transfer knowledge 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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Amber Dingrando · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  During the tertiary circular reactions stage, children have only a rudimentary sense of the classification of objects. The appearance of an object denotes its function for these children. The slot of an outlet is for putting things into. Her cognitive development is appropriate for her age. Trying to put things into an outlet is typical behavior for a toddler. Only some awareness exists of a causal relation between events.

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