A 3-year-old is told two stories. In both, she is told that Bart wants a pretzel and that Bart believes pretzels are in the cabinet. In the first story she is told that pretzels are actually in the cabinet, but in the second, she is told that Bart's mother moved the pretzels to a drawer without Bart's knowledge. When asked to predict Bart's behavior in both stories, the child will most likely __________.
A) predict that Bart will go to the drawer in both stories
B) predict that Bart will go to the cabinet in both stories
C) predict that Bart will go to the cabinet in the first story and the drawer in the second
D) be unable to say what Bart will do next

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The child is likely to predict that Bart will go to the cabinet in the first story because that is where he believes the pretzels to be. However, in the second story, the child may predict that Bart will go to the drawer because he is not aware that the pretzels have been moved. Therefore, the child is likely to predict Bart's behavior differently in the two stories, choosing option C.

A 3-Year-Old Is Told Two Stories