In One Experiment,children Were Asked to "Argue" with a Puppet

question 168

Multiple Choice

In one experiment,children were asked to "argue" with a puppet by transforming all the puppet's statements into negative forms.What were the results of this experiment?

• A) Children did not use negative auxiliaries correctly until the elementary-school years.
• B) Preschoolers could convey nonexistence but not denial or rejection.
• C) Most preschoolers were capable of using a wide variety of negative auxiliaries.
• D) Preschoolers could convey denial or rejection but not nonexistence.

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Definitions:

Decomposers

Organisms such as fungi and bacteria that break down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

Biomass Pyramid

A graphical representation showing the relative amount of living organic matter available at each trophic level in an ecosystem.

Anaerobic Respiration

A process by which organisms produce energy without the use of oxygen.

Pyramid of Biomass

A graphical representation showing the total mass of living organisms at each trophic level in an ecosystem.