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Starlight

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Emma is a seven-month-old infant. She repeatedly shakes her rattle because she likes the noise it makes. This is an example of a _____.
 
  A) simple reflex
  B) secondary circular reaction
  C) primary circular reaction
  D) tertiary circular reaction

Question 2

Benjamin is a two-month-old baby who accidentally discovers his thumbs. He waves them around for a while and then sticks one of them in his mouth. He repeats this for a few times. Benjamin's behavior is an example of:
 
  A) a primary circular reaction.
  B) deferred imitation.
  C) a tertiary circular reaction.
  D) echolalia.


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mcinincha279

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


Starlight

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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:D TYSM

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