Three-and-a-half-year-old Ruth draws a picture with lavender, purple, and blue colors intermixed with green, yellow, and brown. "It's a boat on the ocean at sunset, with whales jumping all around it!" she explains to her teacher. Which of the following does this explain?
A) Animism
B) Conservation
C) Intuitive thought
D) Symbolic function

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Ruth's ability to use colors and shapes to represent a boat, ocean, sunset, and whales demonstrates symbolic function, where children use symbols to represent objects or events.

Three-And-A-Half-Year-Old Ruth Draws a Picture with Lavender, Purple, and Blue