Jamal is a 3-year-old who participates in the false photograph task with his cousin Daniel, who is 5 years old.Each child is shown a camera on a tripod with a stuffed bear in front of it.The experimenter takes a picture with the camera.After doing this, she replaces the stuffed bear with a stuffed dog.She then asks each child to note what animal was in the photograph.What is the most likely outcome?

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Based on research on the false photograph task, we would expect that 3-year-old Jamal would likely say the stuffed bear was in the photograph, as he is less likely to understand that the photograph is false and may rely more heavily on his memory of the initial animal. Meanwhile, 5-year-old Daniel is more likely to understand that the animal in the photograph has changed and may correctly identify the stuffed dog. Therefore, the most likely outcome is that only Jamal will say the stuffed bear, while Daniel will say the stuffed dog.

Jamal Is a 3-Year-Old Who Participates in the False Photograph