Simcock and Hayne (2002) Presented Two-, Three-, and Four-Year-Old Children

question 65

Multiple Choice

Simcock and Hayne (2002) presented two-, three-, and four-year-old children with a demonstration of their "incredible shrinking machine." When the children were brought back one year later, they found that:

• A)children only recalled items if the words for those items were in the vocabulary at the time of presentation.
• B)only the oldest children could remember any of the objects seen.
• C)because of the onset of childhood amnesia, only the four-year-olds showed deficits in memory.
• D)recall was predicted by the level of trauma in each child's life.

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Definitions:

Cognitions

Mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension, including thinking, knowing, remembering, judging, and problem-solving.

Others' Experiences

The knowledge or insight gained from understanding or learning about the events, actions, or feelings that other people have undergone.

LaPiere's Study

A research project conducted in the early 1930s exploring the relationship between attitudes and behaviors, particularly in the context of prejudice and discrimination.

Elaboration Likelihood Model

A theory in social psychology that explains how the likelihood of elaboration, or the extent to which a person carefully processes a persuasive message, influences attitude change.