Why do children believe in fantasy characters, such as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy so readily?
a. because they see images of them so frequently
b. because they are encouraged to do so by their parents
c. because they are preferable to scary fantasy characters, such as monsters
d. because they want them to be imaginary friends
Question 2Young children often have difficulty with all of the following except
a. knowing whether they witnessed an event or experienced it second-hand.
b. identifying whether they actually experienced something or just imagined it.
c. knowing the difference between imagining and doing.
d. knowing whether they performed a behavior or watched someone else perform it.
Question 3Which of the following is not characteristic of most 3- and 4-year-olds?
a. They know the difference between dreams and reality.
b. They believe that the same dream is experienced by different people.
c. They believe that dreams are controllable.
d. They believe that dreams are the same as reality.
Question 4Children's dependence on adults to scaffold their stories, for example, introducing new topics, occurs during which stage of the development of storytelling?
a. the first stage c. the third stage
b. the second stage d. the fourth stage
Question 5Recent research suggests that preschool children
a. understand only basic story structures.
b. take on the feelings of characters in stories.
c. show an adult-like level of inferences about mental states.
d. have an interpretative understanding of human actions.
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