In the past, when Sam's daughter wanted to play with his cell phone, he would hide it from her view. Today, when Sam hid the phone, his daughter kept crying for it, reaching for it, and looking for it. She has developed:
A) primary circular reactions.
B) object permanence.
C) deferred imitation.
D) attentional processing.

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Sam's daughter demonstrating an understanding that the cell phone still exists even when it's out of sight indicates she has developed object permanence. This is a key cognitive development stage where infants learn that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.

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