If you conducted a research study in which you told a 4-year-old child to hide a toy so that another child could not locate it, you would find that
A) 4-year-olds are not capable of acting deceptively.
B) there would be gender differences in the results.
C) 4-year-olds are capable of understanding such a task.
D) there would be differences based on the child's nationality.

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4-year-olds have developed enough cognitive skills to understand the concept of hiding something from someone else, demonstrating an early understanding of perspective-taking and deception. This ability is a normal part of development and does not significantly depend on the child's gender or nationality at this age.

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