When Children Learn About Death by Finding, Touching, and Burying

question 40

Multiple Choice

When children learn about death by finding, touching, and burying a dead bird in the woods, their experience illustrates the potential of

• A) formal education
• B) teachable moments
• C) a near-death experience
• D) vocational motivation
• E) self-centered behavior

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The idea that what we learn early colors how we judge subsequent information.

Delay

The act of postponing or slowing something down, causing it to occur later than previously planned or expected.

Messages

Units of communication intended to convey information, feelings, or instructions from one entity to another.

Sleeper Effect

A delayed increase in the persuasive impact of a message, where an initially discounted message becomes more effective over time.