Author Question: By what age do children demonstrate a firm comprehension of living versus nonliving things? What are ... (Read 29 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

By what age do children demonstrate a firm comprehension of living versus nonliving things? What are some of the indicators that children consider when deciding whether to categorize something as a living entity?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

________ is a form of learning that is difficult to reverse because it occurs during a sensitive period in development in which an organism tends to stay near a particular stimulus.

a. Bonding c. Attachment
b. Imprinting d. Shadowing

sarajane1989 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

By age three or four, children show clear understanding of the difference between living and nonliving things. At this stage, they exhibit awareness that living things possess attributes such as the ability to eat, grow, show emotion, have goals, and harbor intentions.

Answer to Question 2

B