TOASTER MINI CASE: Ruth's Son Is Five Years Old

TOASTER MINI CASE: Ruth's son is five years old. He recently saw a TV commercial for Kool-Stuf toaster pastries that showed Oreo cookies going into a toaster and popping out as Kool-Stuf pastries. He proceeded to put Oreo cookies into the toaster in his kitchen at home and, when they didn't pop out, tried to get them out with a pair of scissors. Ruth feels that the advertisement is dangerous and should be changed.
-In the TOASTER MINI CASE, which of the following is most likely true of Ruth's son?

A) He is better equipped to differentiate between ads and regular programming, even if characters from the show he is currently watching appear in the ad.
B) He is more likely than an adult to imitate the behavior he sees in an advertisement.
C) He is likely to see significantly fewer ads for snack foods aired during his programming than does the average adult.
D) He is likely to be more skeptical of advertising than an adult would be.
E) He will always recognize the difference between factual claims and puffery in advertising.

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