Domains
Theories
Language and Culture
Theory of Mind
Presenter Fun Facts
100

This domain includes children's early understanding of living vs. non-living things

What is biology?

100

This theory suggests that reasoning is divided into distinct domains, each with its own mental processes.

What is modularity theory?

100

These vary dramatically in their use of domain specific language.

What are cultures?

100

This presenter used to collect football cards.

Who is Kelebrant?

200

Children learn that objects cannot occupy the same space simultaneously in this cognitive domain.

What is physics?

200

This approach suggests that children are born with basic notions about the world that they alter through experience.

What is theory theory?

200

These are mental representations that help individuals anticipate what is likely to happen in familiar situations.

What are scripts?

200

This task assesses a child's ability to understand that others can hold false beliefs.

What is the false belief task?

200

This presenter's mom is from Dublin.

Who is Jack?

300

"He needs more meat because he is growing long arms" is an example of a ____ event.

What is a biological event?

300

This approach emphasizes the influence of language and culture on how children develop cognitive skills.

What is the third approach to cognitive development/special role of language and culture?

300

These individuals plan an important role in the process of children's theory testing.

What are parents? (teachers and peers are also acceptable answers)

300

Children around this age typically respond as if a character has the same knowledge that they do in a false belief task.

What is age 3?

300

This presenter has been skydiving.

Who is Frances?

400

"I am talking very quietly because I don't want somebody to wake me up," is an example of a ____ event.

What is a psychological event?

400

This cognitive milestone typically develops around age 4, allowing children to understand that others can have different beliefs.

What is the development of theory of mind?

400

In English this many words exist for emotions.

What is over 5,000?

400

Innate mental faculties that are dedicated to receiving information from and processing information about particular types of objects in the environment such as physical objects, people, and biological organisms.

What are mental modules?

400

This presenter's mom was bit by a raccoon.

Who is Jack?

500

"the teddy's arm fell off because you twisted it too far." is an example of a ____ event.

What is a physical event?

500

The amount of words the Chewing people of Malaysia have to cover the entire range of mental processes.

what are 5 terms?

500

Cognitive domains that call on specialized kinds of information, require specifically designated forms of reasoning, and appear to be of evolutionary importance to the human species.

What are privileged domains?

500

This presenter's favorite vegetable is banana peppers.

Who is Kelebrant?