A 2½-year-old child is told to "find a toy in the same place in the big room where you see the little toy in the little room." The child fails to find it,unless we change the instructions as follows:
A)Study the little room carefully and think of it as a map of the bigger room.
B)Imagine that the toy in the bigger room is calling your name.
C)I blew up the little room to a bigger room. Go find the toy.
D)If you were a toy, where would you hide in the bigger room?

Question

​A 2½-year-old child is told to "find a toy in the same place in the big room where you see the little toy in the little room." The child fails to find it,unless we change the instructions as follows:
A)Study the little room carefully and think of it as a map of the bigger room.
B)​Imagine that the toy in the bigger room is calling your name.
C)​I blew up the little room to a bigger room. Go find the toy.
D)​If you were a toy, where would you hide in the bigger room?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This choice provides a clear, concrete instruction that directly addresses the child's difficulty with finding the toy in the bigger room. By blowing up the little room to a bigger room, the child can more easily transfer their understanding of the location of the toy from the small space to the larger space. Choices A and B may be too abstract for a 2½-year-old child to grasp, and choice D may not provide enough guidance for the child to locate the toy.

​A 2½-Year-Old Child Is Told to "Find a Toy in the Same

A 2½-Year-Old Child Is Told to "Find a Toy in the Same