Quimby,age 15 months,looks to her mother to see if she should be afraid of the stranger who has come to her home.Quimby relaxes when she sees her mother smiling and speaking to the stranger in a calm voice.Quimby is engaging in:

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Quimby is engaging in social referencing, which involves looking to a trusted person (in this case, her mother) to gauge how to react in a new or uncertain situation. Social checking and social validation are not recognized terms in psychology, and social scoping does not accurately describe Quimby's behavior in this situation.

Quimby,age 15 Months,looks to Her Mother to See If She