Question

Young Lilah is taken to a family dinner and she meets an uncle who she has never met before. As he reaches to her for a hug, Lilah looks to her mother with an uncertain look on her face. As she sees her mother nodding and smiling, Lilah looks back to the uncle and gives him a warm hug. Lilah has used ________ to determine how to act in this situation. Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Answer: Social referencing

Explanation:

Social referencing could be defined as when infants use the affection of their guardian's, parents or those they look up to which are older than them to coordinate their attitude in the environment, and towards people. It's one of the major ways by which infants adapt to people and their environment. They confide in this behavioral pattern with those who they can trust and they know.