In a Study by O'Neill and Gopnik (1991), 4- and 5-Year-Olds

question 54

Multiple Choice

In a study by O'Neill and Gopnik (1991) , 4- and 5-year-olds were able to correctly describe what was in a tunnel and how they knew what was there.Three-year-olds, however, were NOT as successful.How did the researchers know that the 3-year-olds did NOT understand the source of their knowledge?

• A) The 3-year-olds could NOT identify what was in the tunnel.
• B) Some children reported seeing things in the tunnel that were NOT there.
• C) Some children identified a ball as blue after feeling it but NOT seeing it.
• D) Many children identified a ball in the tunnel when there was no ball there.