Vicki was sitting in the rocking chair and playing with her doll. She dropped the doll, which landed out of view behind the rocking chair. A few moments later, Vicki climbed down and retrieved the doll. Vicki's behavior suggests that she has acquired the understanding of:
A)object permanence.
B)abstract reasoning.
C)centration.
D)conservation.

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Vicki's behavior suggests that she has acquired the understanding of object permanence, which is the knowledge that objects continue to exist even when they are out of view. This is typically developed in infancy between the ages of 8-12 months. Vicki's ability to climb down and retrieve her doll indicates that she knows the doll still exists even though she cannot see it behind the chair. The other options (abstract reasoning, centration, and conservation) are not relevant to this scenario.

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