Ten-month-old Mark gleefully drops his spoon to the floor from his high chair for the tenth time. He smiles as the spoon drops from his hand and he is quite pleased when it bounces on the floor
He laughs when his older sister hands it back to him to try again. Mark's behavior indicates that he is
A) developing intentionality.
B) engaging in reflexive actions only.
C) not yet able to predict possible outcomes.
D) unable to notice the effects of random actions.
A) developing intentionality. Babies begin to take actions that they expect to have specific outcomes.
Psychology
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