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Christina Butron
on Nov 29, 2024
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A 2 1/2-year old child watches an experimenter hide a toy in a large room, and later tries to find a smaller version of the toy in a small, scale-model version of the room. Under what circumstances, if any, is the child likely to find the toy quickly?
A) Only if the child has been told to treat the small room as a model or symbol of the larger room.
B) Only if the child has been given training at map-reading.
C) Only if the child has been told that the experimenter shrunk the room.
D) Under no conditions.
Scale-Model
A replica or prototype of an object that is reduced or increased in size but maintains proportional dimensions.
- Recognize approaches for assessing a child's perception of object permanence, conservation, and further cognitive theories.
- Appreciate the role of social factors and instruction in cognitive development, as highlighted by Vygotsky's zone of proximal development.
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Learning Objectives
- Recognize approaches for assessing a child's perception of object permanence, conservation, and further cognitive theories.
- Appreciate the role of social factors and instruction in cognitive development, as highlighted by Vygotsky's zone of proximal development.