Children's Misconceptions About the World May Come from a Variety

question 69

Multiple Choice

Children's misconceptions about the world may come from a variety of sources. Which one of the following is not a likely source that theorists have identified?

• A) Textbooks and other media sometimes provide misinformation.
• B) Children willingly accept the stories that younger children make up.
• C) Children form their own ideas based on how the world appears to be.
• D) Common expressions in language (e.g., the sun "sets" in the west) sometimes misrepresent reality.

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