Nine-month-old Tanika watches her father repeatedly hide her favorite toy in a basket on her right. Each time, she reaches for the basket and pulls out the toy. After several such hidings, the father, in full view of Tanika, moves the toy to a box on Tanika's left. Most likely, Tanika will __________.

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The A-not-B effect is a phenomenon in cognitive development where infants, after seeing an object hidden in one location (A) several times, will continue to search for the object in that location even after seeing it moved to a new location (B). In this scenario, Tanika is likely to demonstrate the A-not-B effect by reaching into the basket (the original location) for the toy, despite having seen it moved to the box.

Nine-Month-Old Tanika Watches Her Father Repeatedly Hide Her Favorite Toy