You are watching your next-door neighbor's 8-month-old infant. You notice that she is getting increasingly social. She directs her attention not just to whatever sensations are most stimulating, but to what the people around her are doing. She is ________

a. showing the A-not-B error
b. displaying object permanence
c. engaging in joint attention
d. showing recognition

Answer: C

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a) xenophobia. b) agoraphobia. c) claustrophobia. d) specific phobia.

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