When a child understands that the word "car" refers to the vehicle that sits in her driveway,she has achieved:

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Representation is the ability to mentally represent or form mental images, symbols, or concepts of external objects or events. In this case, the child has formed a mental representation of the word "car" and its referent, which is the vehicle that sits in her driveway. Egocentrism refers to the child's inability to take another person's perspective, deferred imitation is the ability to imitate a behavior observed at an earlier time, and reversibility refers to the understanding that an operation can be reversed. None of these concepts relate to the child's ability to form a mental representation of the word "car".

When a Child Understands That the Word "Car" Refers to the Vehicle