Sterling's 3-Year-Old Daughter, Donna, Has Just Started Preschool, and Sterling

Multiple Choice

Sterling's 3-year-old daughter, Donna, has just started preschool, and Sterling wants to hear what she is doing all day in his absence. To Sterling's frustration, when he asks his daughter to tell him about her day, she just says, "I don't know." Research suggests that Sterling should __________.

A) ask Donna specific questions, such as, "Did you eat the whole sandwich I packed for your lunch?"
B) wait for Donna to outgrow the preoperational stage
C) shake up Donna's memory by asking questions about events that probably did not happen, such as "Did you like the clown that came into your class today?"
D) have his wife ask Donna instead