something the same size and ask is they are the same or is one bigger. Then you smash it and ask the same question. So for Sophia and Dom I laid out both balls of Play-Doh and asked if they were the same size, is mine bigger, or is yours? They both took their time to look at them, then they picked them up and felt how heavy they were. Sophia said hers was bigger and Dom said mine was. Baffled I picked the ball up to see if they did feel different. They did, they both technically got the answer right because Sophia’s was heavier and with Dom mine was. At eye level they looked the same, but not by feel. I proceeded by smashing one of the balls and asked the same question. Sophia said hers was bigger, the not smashed ball. Dom said mine was bigger
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This is a test where you take a container that the child would recognize (in this case I used a Play-Doh container). Then, you put something in it that doesn’t belong essentially (I put quarters in there). Next, you ask the child what they think is in the container, show them, and ask if we showed someone who hadn’t seen the contents what was in it. The problem that arose with Sophia is when I was putting the money in the container one of the other little boys asked: “why are you putting money in there?”. So right off the bat, Sophia knew what was inside the container. So, when I asked, "what do you think is in there Sophia?". simply said “money”. Then, I asked her what her mom would think is in the Play-Doh and she looked at me and stared for a bit of time and said “Play-Doh”. Which genuinely surprised me, which you could clearly see on my face. Dom’s test went more the way I thought it would. I presented the container to him and ask “what’s inside of this?”. He looked at me as if I was asking a trick question, which can you blame him? He reluctantly said Play-Doh and then I showed him that there were quarters inside. I asked him next what his mom would think was in it and he waved e down to his level and whispered
This is a test where you take a container that the child would recognize (in this case I used a Play-Doh container). Then, you put something in it that doesn’t belong essentially (I put quarters in there). Next, you ask the child what they think is in the container, show them, and ask if we showed someone who hadn’t seen the contents what was in it. The problem that arose with Sophia is when I was putting the money in the container one of the other little boys asked: “why are you putting money in there?”. So right off the bat, Sophia knew what was inside the container. So, when I asked, "what do you think is in there Sophia?". simply said “money”. Then, I asked her what her mom would think is in the Play-Doh and she looked at me and stared for a bit of time and said “Play-Doh”. Which genuinely surprised me, which you could clearly see on my face. Dom’s test went more the way I thought it would. I presented the container to him and ask “what’s inside of this?”. He looked at me as if I was asking a trick question, which can you blame him? He reluctantly said Play-Doh and then I showed him that there were quarters inside. I asked him next what his mom would think was in it and he waved e down to his level and whispered