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Q: When a task is very new, the child may not yet be aware of its goal and need to be shown what to do, through demonstration. Consider, for example, a 9-month-old infant who has never before seen a jack-in-the-box.
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The child may not yet be aware of its goal and need to be shown what to do. Consider a 9-month-old infant who has never before seen a jack-in-the-box.