(Video: Cognitive development: overcoming attentional inertia) A 3-year-old child is asked to place picture cards in one of two piles depending on the color or shape of the picture. When given a new rule for sorting, she continues to use the old rule, even though she seems to understand the new one. This is due to

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The behavior exhibited by the child is consistent with attentional inertia, which is the tendency to persist in using a particular strategy even when it is no longer appropriate. The child understands the new rule but is unable to overcome the habit of using the old rule, indicating a lack of flexibility in attention and thinking. The other options (B, C, D) are not relevant to the behavior described in the scenario.

(Video: Cognitive Development: Overcoming Attentional Inertia) a 3-Year-Old Child Is