Psych 105 Final review

2yo's dad points to bird in tree and says "Look at the robin," she might think he's referring to tree, leaves, color red

3yo Emma is at park & sees a Saint Bernard 1st time -> "Doggie!" -> Emma demonstrates what of early word learning

U show kids two dolls & ask them to choose which one they'd like to play with. Based on previous findings, you's expect:

Five-year-old Marcus asks mom, "When Grandpa died, did he take his glasses w him to heaven?" This suggests that Marcus:

Research on reading instruction suggests that the most effective approach for teachingall children to read involves:

24. Which statement about themselves would most likely come from a young child?

Students more likely to use backup strategies (like counting) for problem 7 × 8 than for 2 × 10. This pattern occurs bc:

Kids who hear explanations to categorize new animals do so more accurately than kids who only see pics. Supports idea:

2yo points to a toy robot & asks "Is it alive?" Mom explains it moves but isn't alive. 2yo likely using which criterion?

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Why does process of teaching kids w concrete examples first, then slowly becoming more abstract, help them learn better?

Kids who sell can calculate 3 oranges costing 25 cents each will cost 75 cents but struggle w/ written "3x25=?" Shows:

Solving 24 + 16, 2nd grader thinks: "I'll take 6 from 16 to make 24 into30, now I have 10 + 30, which is 40." Strategy?

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4 year old Jake says to his mom, "I goed to the store with Daddy and we buyed candy." Jake's speech errors illustrate:

Penguins = "weird birds" bc they can't fly + live in cold, unlike "normal birds" that fly & live in trees. Focused on:

8 m/o babies shown videos of ppl speaking different languages.The babies look longer at speakers of native language.

8yo Sam realizes he doesn't understand what "plunder" means. He stops reading & looks it up in the dictionary. Ts shows:

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why places have more sick people than others, a 9yo says: "Poor places don't have as many hospitals." Kid understands:

Despite hearing few complex grammatical structures, 4yo's produce sentences they have never heard b4. What abt lang dev?

Writing fantasy novel abt learning magic. To make magic seem believable to kids, which spell should character master 1st

When solving the problem 0.5 × 0.3, many predict answer will be larger than both 0.5 and 0.3. This error demonstrates:

Dead ppl can come back to life? most say "no." Dead ppl can feel sad?many say "yes". Shows kids understanding death:

"still face" task, 4m/o babies become distressed when adult stops responding to smiles/coos w blank expression. Shows:

Kids discover that the letter combo "ch" makes different sound than "c" or "h" alone. This demonstrates understanding of

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When asked to draw an imaginary animal, 6-year-olds are most likely to create:

According to Siegler's overlapping waves model, when children are learning to solvemath problems, they:

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16 m/o watch adult express disgust while eating crackers but delight while eating 🥦. Asked to give food, most offer: