Two-year old Mason placed a crayon on paper and quickly drew a line across the page,explaining,"Car zooms!" Which of the following statements best describes Mason's drawing progress?
A) His gestures rather than the resulting scribbles contained the intended representation.
B) His gesture made a recognizable shape, and then he labeled it.
C) He used lines to represent the boundaries of objects.
D) His drawing contained perceptual distortions because he had just begun to represent depth.

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Mason's action of drawing a line and associating it with "Car zooms!" indicates that the gesture itself, rather than the resulting scribble, held the meaning or representation for him.

Two-Year Old Mason Placed a Crayon on Paper and Quickly