In studies by DeLoache and colleagues, 2 1/2-year-olds who cannot use the information from the scale model to find the large version of the toy in the large room are having trouble representing the model as:
A) a real object.
B) a symbol.
C) either a real object or a symbol.
D) a communicative device.

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The study by DeLoache and colleagues suggests that the 2 1/2-year-olds who cannot use the information from the scale model to find the large version of the toy in the large room are having trouble representing the model as a symbol. This means that they are unable to use the model as a representation of the larger object, which suggests a problem with symbolic representation. The other options, such as a real object or a communicative device, are not specifically implied by the study.

In Studies by DeLoache and Colleagues, 2 1/2-Year-Olds Who Cannot