Jacob Looks at a Picture with Two Barrels Holding Four

Jacob looks at a picture with two barrels holding four apples each and tells Mrs. Rodriguez that there are eight apples. Mrs. Rodriguez asks him what would happen if there were five apples in each barrel. Jacob struggles, but she gives him a hint and he figures it out. Mrs. Rodriguez helps Jacob improve his social skills and emotional intelligence by building his ______.

A) confidence
B) self-control
C) verbal communication
D) nonverbal communication