Tasks Showing That Children Under 4 Years Old Can Understand

question 17

Multiple Choice

Tasks showing that children under 4 years old can understand false beliefs (e.g. Onishi & Baillargeon, 2005) have relied on which measure?

• A) Verbal responses
• B) Skin conductance responses
• C) EEG recordings
• D) Looking times

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Definitions:

Perceptual Set

A tendency to perceive or notice some aspects of the available sensory data and ignore others, influenced by expectations, emotions, and culture.

Expectancy Effect

The phenomenon where a researcher's expectations influence the outcome of a study.

Müller-Lyer Effect

A visual illusion in which two lines of the same length appear to be of different lengths due to the orientation of arrow-like figures at their ends.

Visual Cues

Visual signals or signs that can be perceived with the eyes, often used to communicate information or guide behavior.