Oscar and his mother are looking at a picture book. When she points to the duck and labels it by name, Oscar also looks at the duck. Oscar and his mother are demonstrating __________.

A. social referencing
B. social smiling
C. joint attention
D. mirror neurons

Answer: C

Psychology

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a) They have facial anomalies. b) They suffer withdrawal symptoms. c) They are born with severely deformed limbs. d) They experience severe headaches and nausea.

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