Eight-month-old Michael is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose. Michael will MOST likely:
A) touch his own nose to wipe off the spot.
B) touch the spot on the mirror, because he wants to wipe the spot off his own nose.
C) touch the spot on the mirror, because he wonders why that other child has a spot on his nose.
D) crawl away from the mirror, because he does not recognize his own reflection in the mirror.

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At eight months old, infants typically do not have the self-awareness to recognize themselves in a mirror. They are more likely to react to their reflection as if it were another child, rather than recognizing it as themselves.

Eight-Month-Old Michael Is Placed in Front of a Mirror with a Spot