You Share the Following Story with Your 3-Year-Old Daughter Carleigh

question 133

Essay

You share the following story with your 3-year-old daughter Carleigh and 4-year-old nephew Jaxon:
This is Brenda. Brenda has a box.
This is Michelle. Michelle has a basket.
Brenda has a ball. She puts the ball into her box.
Brenda goes out for a walk.
Michelle takes the ball out of the box and puts it into the basket.
Now Brenda comes back. She wants to play with her ball. Where will she look for the ball?
Given what you know about false-belief tasks and theory of mind, how will Carleigh answer the question? Explain your answer. Will Jaxon's answer be the same? Explain.

Acknowledge the role of reflexes and sensory capacities in early infant development.

Understand the biological processes influencing early development, including brain maturation and physical growth variations.

Appreciate the complexities and variability in infant development and the influence of the environment and caregiving practices.

Identify the importance of proximal care and its components in infant development.

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain and facilitating communication between them.

Hemispheres

Half of a spherical or roughly spherical body; often used to refer to the two halves of the brain, each of which has distinct functions.

Electrical Activity

The movement of electrical charges or signals through neurons or other tissues, fundamental for processes like thought, movement, and sensation.

Split-Brain Patients

Individuals who have undergone a surgical procedure called corpus callosotomy, which severs the corpus callosum, leading to a disconnection between the two hemispheres of the brain.