Toddler Arielle Sees a Baby Being Tickled by a Boy

question 93

Multiple Choice

Toddler Arielle sees a baby being tickled by a boy and hears her mother say, "The boy is tickling the baby." Arielle, who has never heard anyone use the word "tickling," is MOST likely

• A) not to consider what the word "tickling" refers to, as young children are unable to determine the meaning of a word after a single exposure.
• B) to know that the word "tickling" is relevant to the scene she has just witnessed, but not be able to determine whether "tickling" refers to what the boy did, what the baby did, or what the two of them did together.
• C) to believe that "tickling" refers to what the baby did.
• D) to believe that "tickling" refers to what the boy did.

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Definitions:

Systematically Reward

The process of providing rewards or reinforcements in a planned and consistent manner to encourage specific behavior.

Classical Conditioning

The method by which learning occurs by associating a stimulus that originates in the environment with a naturally existing one.

Operant Conditioning

Operant Conditioning is a learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Reflexive Behaviour

Automatic, involuntary actions or responses to stimuli, that do not require conscious thought.