Question

In legal settings, young children are sometimes presented with anatomically correct dolls to use to identify physical and sexual abuse. Based on research in cognitive development, this practice is... a. Appropriate, because children are capable of engaging in object substitution b. Appropriate, because children have an early developing understanding of symbolic objects c. Not appropriate, since children's intuitive biology leads them to categorize dolls as essentially distinct from themselves O d. Not appropriate, since children may not have achieved dual representation e. Not appropriate, since the dolls invoke feelings of embarrassment and shame

Answer 1

option A is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Kids simulate a doll to themselves, they separate the abuse that they experienced into the doll. This is a technique used in therapy for kids who have gone through types of abuse. Quite sad