Mandy, a 9-month-old infant, saw a little girl in a toy store pushing buttons on a musical toy that plays a different song for each button. When Mandy's grandmother gave the same toy to her the following day, Mandy immediately started pushing the buttons. In the context of infants' cognitive development, Mandy was most likely displaying

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Mandy was displaying deferred imitation, which is the ability to replicate a behavior observed at an earlier time. She imitated the little girl in the toy store by pushing the buttons on the musical toy the following day. This is an example of deferred imitation, which is a key aspect of infants' cognitive development. Option A, dishabituation, is when an infant's interest is renewed when presented with a new or previously unfamiliar stimulus. Option B, categorization, is the ability to group similar objects or experiences into categories based on shared properties. Option C, object permanence, is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of view. None of these options fully explain Mandy's behavior in this scenario.

Mandy, a 9-Month-Old Infant, Saw a Little Girl in a Toy