In a Study of Three-Year-Olds by Louis Moses and John

question 83

Multiple Choice

In a study of three-year-olds by Louis Moses and John Flavell, the children were shown a videotape in which a girl named Cathy found some crayons in a bag. When Cathy left the room briefly, a clown entered the room. The clown removed the crayons from the bag, hid them in a drawer, and put rocks in the bag instead. When Cathy returned, the children were asked what Cathy thought the bag contained. Most of the three-year-olds answered that the bag contained _____.

• A)more crayons than rocks
• B)rocks
• C)equal number of crayons and rocks
• D)crayons

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Definitions:

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Threshold

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A component of the personality that consists of the ideal self and the standards by which one measures achievements and aspirations.