Baby Rina, who is still developing the expertise at motor skills necessary for the search task, is more likely to make the A-not-B search error because
A) she does not yet understand object permanence.
B) her short attention span prevents her from thinking beyond A.
C) her reaching scheme is limited to reflexive actions.
D) she has little attention left to focus on inhibiting her habitual reach toward A in favor of B.

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Baby Rina is likely to make the A-not-B error because her cognitive resources are limited, making it difficult for her to inhibit the habitual response of reaching toward location A, even when she sees the object being hidden at location B.

Baby Rina, Who Is Still Developing the Expertise at Motor