Question

Jamie wants to touch a plant she sees in the doctor's office. She moves toward the plant and looks for her mother's reaction. Her mother frowns and shakes her head. Jamie retreats and leaves the plant alone. This illustrates______.

Answer 1

Answer: Social referencing

Explanation:

Social referencing  is defined as referencing is defined as reference that infants obtain from expression or looks of adults to regulate and process their behavior towards objects, acts or other environmental factor. This reference acts as a cue to infants through which they understand and acknowledge object in environment.

According to the question, Jamie's situation is depicting bout social referencing .She wants to know about plant in doctor's office and for that she see her mother's expression before moving forward with the act. Frowning reaction made Jamie stop from touching the plant as the reference .