Three-year-old Meghan is at the park when a tongue-wagging golden retriever approaches her.Meghan quickly glances at her mom in an effort to determine if petting the dog is safe.Meghan is demonstrating:
A)signal detection.
B)social referencing.
C)imitation.
D)joint attention.

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Meghan is looking to her mother for social cues on how to behave around the dog. This is known as social referencing. Signal detection refers to the ability to detect a specific stimulus, such as a sound or a visual cue. Imitation is the act of replicating an action or behavior observed in others. Joint attention refers to the ability to share attention with another person or object. None of these fully explain Meghan's behavior in this situation.

Three-Year-Old Meghan Is at the Park When a Tongue-Wagging Golden