Brittany's dad puts her favorite stuffed elephant under the yellow blanket and no toy under the green blanket. Brittany immediately grabs the yellow blanket to look for her toy. When her dad puts the stuffed elephant under the green blanket, Brittany again looks under the yellow blanket because she is making the:

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The A-not-B error occurs when a child continues to search for an object in a location where they previously found it (in this case, under the yellow blanket) even after observing it being placed in a new location (under the green blanket). This indicates a lack of understanding of object permanence, but the specific error being made is the A-not-B error. The other choices do not apply to this scenario.

Brittany's Dad Puts Her Favorite Stuffed Elephant Under the Yellow