As an unfamiliar adult starts to talk to three-year-old Rose, she becomes anxious and looks at her father, who smiles calmly at her. Reassured, Rose relaxes and responds to the new adult. Rose is demonstrating the use of

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Rose is using social referencing by looking to her father for emotional cues to help her interpret and respond to the unfamiliar adult. Social referencing is a common developmental phenomenon in which a child looks to a trusted caregiver for cues about how to react to new or uncertain situations.

As an Unfamiliar Adult Starts to Talk to Three-Year-Old Rose