Quimby, a 15-month-old child, looks to her mother to see if she should be afraid of the stranger who has come to her home. Quimby relaxes when she sees her mother smiling and speaking to the stranger in a calm voice. Quimby is engaging in

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Quimby is engaged in social referencing, which is the process of using others' emotional expressions and reactions to unfamiliar or ambiguous situations to help determine how to respond to those situations. In this scenario, Quimby is looking to her mother for guidance on how to interpret and respond to the stranger in their home.

Quimby, a 15-Month-Old Child, Looks to Her Mother to See