In the Context of Cognitive Development in Early Childhood, Identify

question 70

Multiple Choice

In the context of cognitive development in early childhood, identify a true statement about pragmatics.

• A) It refers to relating a word to its referent quickly.
• B) It is the awareness that changing an object's appearance does not change its basic properties.
• C) It refers to focusing one's attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others.
• D) It is the appropriate use of language in different contexts.

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Definitions:

Discriminative Stimulus

A type of stimulus in the environment that increases the chance of a response due to its association with a reinforcement or punishment.

Operant Response

A behavior that is modified by its consequences, which can lead to changes in future behavioral patterns.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without any conditioning, such as food causing salivation in dogs.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for a conditioned response to be elicited by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus.