By 7 Years of Age, Children Start Responding to the Stimulus

question 97

Multiple Choice

By 7 years of age, children start responding to the stimulus word "dog" with other words like "cat" or "sheep," or responding to the stimulus word "talk" with "run" or "jump." This is evidence that children at this age have begun to

• A) memorize a large size of vocabulary without internal organizations.
• B) be confused about words with similar meanings.
• C) categorize their vocabulary by phonological features.
• D) categorize their vocabulary by parts of speech.

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Definitions:

Detachment

A state of emotional disengagement or withdrawal from previously engaging activities or relationships.

Moving Against People

An approach or behavior typified by antagonism or opposition toward others, often examined in psychology.

Extroversion

A personality trait characterized by sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness, and high levels of emotional expressiveness.

Choleric

A temperament characterized by a fast, active response to stimuli, often indicative of a person prone to be more easily angered or bad-tempered.