The study by DeLoache and her colleagues (1997)that used a "shrinking machine" demonstrated that young children's trouble with scale models is due to their
A)poor imagination skills.
B)trouble dealing with models as symbolic representation.
C)inability to remember the location of the hidden toy.
D)difficulty in comprehending adult-directed speech.

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Young children find it very difficult to think of a model as an object and as a symbol,they cannot find the hidden toy (even when the model is an exact replica of the full-size room).However,when children can think of the model as the room,they readily find the toy.

The Study by DeLoache and Her Colleagues (1997)that Used a "Shrinking