Exam 7: Conceptual Development

Kathryn, a 4-year-old child, is told a story about a baby turtle who is raised by a mommy and a daddy giraffe. When asked what the turtle will grow up to be, Kathryn is MOST likely to say a

When 3-year-old children are presented with the categories of people, caterpillars, and chimpanzees, and asked which two are most similar, research indicates that they will MOST likely choose

Which statement does NOT support the claim of nativists that children are born with a "biology module"?

Trevor, a 2-year-old who loves the colour red, is told a story about a boy named Andy. In the story, Andy loves the colour blue. When Trevor is asked to choose the colour crayon that Andy would likely choose when drawing a picture, Trevor will MOST likely

Harry, a 3-year-old, is shown a raisin box and then is shown that the box contains pennies. If asked what he had thought the box contained before being shown its true contents, Harry will MOST likely say he had thought it contained

Children typically succeed on false-belief problems by the age of _____ years.

Trisha, who is 3 years old, views an event in which no cause is visible. She is likely to

Trains, boats, and buses are members of the same _____ category.

Daniel, who is 5 years old, and his brother James, who is 3 years old, watch a magic show. Which reaction would NOT be expected?

Which level of category hierarchies do children usually learn FIRST?

Which list is an example of a category hierarchy?

Which group lists the three objects in subordinate/basic/superordinate order?

Which factor is NOT an aspect of psychological understanding that emerges by the early part of the second year?

The Phillips and colleagues study that recorded infants' looking times when they were presented with actors holding stuffed toy kittens was examining infants' understanding of the connection between

Which statement supports the claim that children are born with a "theory of mind module"?

The development of this spatial skill requires early visual experiences.

The understanding that any set of discrete objects or events can be counted represents

The study examining infants' ability to do simple arithmetic that showed infants one or two dolls and then either added or subtracted a doll from behind a screen demonstrated that infants were surprised in which of these scenarios? Scenario A: A doll is placed behind a screen where another doll was initially present, and lowering of the screen reveals a single doll. Scenario B: A doll is removed from behind a screen where two dolls were initially present, and lowering of the screen reveals a single doll. Scenario C: A doll is placed behind a screen where another doll was initially present, and lowering of the screen reveals two dolls. Scenario D: A doll is removed from behind a screen where two dolls were initially present, and lowering of the screen reveals two dolls.

Describe the notion of a theory of mind module.

Pretend play emerges at about the age of _____; sociodramatic play emerges at about the age of _____.