In a Study Comparing How Children Make Repairs in Conversation

question 51

Multiple Choice

In a study comparing how children make repairs in conversation, Beal (1987) found that:

• A) first grade age children were able to make repairs without cues from their teacher.
• B) when children are familiar with the topic of conversation, they more readily repair their own errors.
• C) between first and second grade, children improve their skills in making repairs on their own.
• D) older elementary school children master the process of making repairs in conversation.

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Definitions:

Sublimation

A defense mechanism where negative urges are transformed into positive actions.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously converts unwanted or dangerous thoughts, feelings, or impulses into their opposites.

Repression

A psychological process where individuals unconsciously block out painful or unwanted memories and desires from their conscious awareness.

Id

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the unorganized part of the personality structure that contains basic instinctual drives.