In the Case of Understanding Metaphors, Young Children

question 69

Multiple Choice

In the case of understanding metaphors, young children

• A) cannot understand even simple metaphors.
• B) can understand simple metaphors, but not ones based on abstract relations.
• C) can understand metaphors that are based on abstract relations.
• D) develop this understanding very rapidly.

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Definitions:

Mechanization

The process of using machinery and technology to perform tasks that were previously done manually.

Slave-Owning Indians

Indigenous peoples in the Americas who owned slaves, a practice influenced by European colonization.

Confederacy

The group of eleven southern states that seceded from the United States from 1860-1861, forming the Confederate States of America and initiating the Civil War.

Native Americans

Native Americans are the indigenous peoples of the United States, including both the tribes that have been living in North America for thousands of years and their diverse cultures and societies.