Your sister has decided to take your 2½-year-old niece, Carrie, and your 4-year old niece, Jadine, to see a puppet show. You have just read about the study on children's focused attention and active inattention while watching a puppet show and during free play, so you decide to use their findings to predict your nieces' behaviour during the show. What would you be most likely to say?

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According to the study, children in the age range of 2 to 5 years old showed focused attention to the puppet show for an average of only 40 percent of the time. Therefore, it is likely that both Carrie and Jadine will spend less than half the time with their attention focused on the show. Option B and D include an unrealistic expectation of one niece paying attention close to 100 percent of the time, based on the study's findings. Option C is also unlikely as it is rare for young children to have constant focused attention for prolonged periods of time.

Your Sister Has Decided to Take Your 2½-Year-Old Niece, Carrie