A group of 2-year-olds watches through a window while a live adult hides an object in an adjoining room.Another group watches the same event on a video screen.Which of the following is likely to occur?
A) Children in the direct viewing condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the video condition will have difficulty.
B) Children in the video condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the direct viewing condition will have difficulty.
C) Both groups of children will have difficulty retrieving the toy.
D) Children in both groups will be able to retrieve the toy easily.

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The children in the direct viewing condition have the advantage of seeing the hiding location and the path to the object directly in front of them, which enhances their spatial memory and ability to retrieve the object. On the other hand, children in the video condition have a constrained and less informative view of the event, which may not support the same level of spatial cognition, memory, and retrieval. Therefore, it is likely that the children in the direct viewing condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the video condition will have difficulty.

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