Three of the Following Children Are Behaving in Ways Consistent

question 61

Multiple Choice

Three of the following children are behaving in ways consistent with what information processing theorists have learned about children's early language capabilities. Which one is not behaving consistently with what researchers have learned about what children can and cannot do in the first few years of life?

• A) Alec, who is 3 weeks old, seems more intrigued by classical music than by his mother's voice.
• B) Bryn, who is 2 months old, seems to be more easily comforted by her father's voice than by the voice of a strange man whose voice has a similar pitch.
• C) Claudia, who is 5 months old, pays more attention to her father when he talks to her using short, simple, sing-songy sentences.
• D) Donald, who is 16 months old, knows what a teddy bear is but has never heard the word lion before. When his mother shows him three teddy bears and a stuffed lion and says, "Show me the lion," Donald hesitates and then points to the lion.

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Definitions:

Goal Contagion

The psychological process by which observing an individual's behavior leads to the adoption of similar goals by others.

Norm Setting

The process of establishing acceptable standards of behavior within a group, which guide members' actions and interactions.

Work Group

A collection of individuals who come together to achieve a specific goal or task.

Personality Styles

pertains to the various categories or types that summarize the patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion uniquely exhibited by individuals.