Three-year-old Ruth draws a picture with lavender,purple,and blue colors intermixed with green,yellow,and brown."It is a boat in the ocean at sunset,with whales jumping all around it!" she explains to her teacher.Which of the following does this explain?
A)Animism
B)Conservation
C)Intuitive thought
D)Symbolic function

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Ruth's ability to use colors and shapes to represent a boat, ocean, and whales in her drawing demonstrates the symbolic function, which is the ability to use symbols or objects to represent something else, a key aspect of cognitive development in early childhood.

Three-Year-Old Ruth Draws a Picture with Lavender,purple,and Blue Colors Intermixed