Kezia's fear reducing indicates which achievement of a child's mind?

Correct answer: Correcting perception on the basis of experience

The governing concept is emotional growth through revision of perception. Kezia initially forms an incomplete picture of her father from his stern appearance, sharp words, and the punishment connected with the pin-cushion incident. Later, the nightmare gives her a different kind of evidence: she feels his physical comfort and protection directly. Her fear decreases because she compares this new experience with her earlier assumptions and corrects them. This does not mean that she simply accepts punishment, idealises the Macdonald family, or rejects Grandmother. Option C is correct because it describes the child’s developing ability to reconsider a person when new evidence challenges an old belief. That movement from assumption to understanding is the important achievement.