When he was younger, Tommy stacked blocks for the sheer joy of doing so. Now, Tommy only stacks blocks when he is trying to build something or when he is playing a game. The term that best describes Tommy's development is:
A) interaction
B) automaticity
C) extrinsically motivated behavior
D) functional subordination

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Functional subordination refers to the process where an activity that was once done for its own sake becomes a means to an end, as seen in Tommy's shift from stacking blocks for joy to doing it for a purpose.

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