Twenty-four-month-old Tyler is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose.Tyler 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 himself with the spot on his nose.

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At 24 months old, Tyler is at the stage of self-recognition and understands that the reflection he sees in the mirror is himself. Therefore, he will likely touch his own nose to wipe off the spot, as he recognizes the reflection as himself and notices that he has a spot on his nose.

Twenty-Four-Month-Old Tyler Is Placed in Front of a Mirror with a Spot