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 understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen or perceived. This is why Vicki went to retrieve the doll after it landed out of view behind the rocking chair.

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