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Wimmer and Perner (1993) Created a Task in Which a Child

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Wimmer and Perner (1993) created a task in which a child places an object in one cupboard and leaves the room. Then, the child's mother comes in and moves the object to another cupboard. Children between the ages of 3 and 9 are shown this scene and asked where they expect the child would look for the object upon returning to the room. Which response describes typical responses to this question?


A) Children of all ages say the child would look for the object in its original location.
B) Children of all ages say the child would look for the object in its new location.
C) Children on the younger end of the 3-9 range say the child would not remember where the object had been left and would search for it randomly, while older children say the child would look first in the new location.
D) Children on the younger end of the 3-9 range say the child would look for the object in its new location, while older children say the child would look in the original location.
E) Children on the younger end of the 3-9 range say the child would look for the object in its new location, while older children understood the child would look in the original location.

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