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There are four important principles of development
that hold true regardless of the level of development. Which of the
following is not one of the four principles?
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During each period of development there is relatively the same amount of growth and development.
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The brain's role in cognitive development consists of the following except:
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Learning can only occur when all the synapses are being used.
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According to Piaget, a child is in what cognitive
development stage when she exhibits object permanence, which is the
realization that an object continues to exist even when removed from
view.
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Sensorimotor stage
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When having students conduct a scientific experiment
the teacher uses such words as hypothesis, experiment, variable, and
evidence. According to Vygotsky's theory this is an example of ___.
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Guided participation
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Vygotsky suggested that there were four advantages
to having peer interactions. Which of the following is not one of the
advantages?
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Children will accomplish the same success as the peers they are working with.
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Irene knows how to count to 10. She counts the coins
she has in her pocket (2 quarters, 5 dimes, and 3 nickels) and says, "I
have ten cents." From Piaget's perspective, Irene is:
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Assimilating the counting task to the way she has counted things in the past.
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Roy gets confused when his chemistry teacher talks
about a gas freezing at -100 degrees Fahrenheit. "How can you have
minus degrees, Mr. Lewis? Temperature can't be less than zero." Roy is
showing ___, indicating that he may not yet have had the transition to
Piaget's ___ stage.
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Dependence on concrete reality, formal operational
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Which one of the following is the best example of scaffolding?
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Jingle bells
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Imagine that you and your students have certain
opinions about issues being addressed in an upcoming election and that
you all agree to communicate your opinions by writing a group letter to
the editor of a local newspaper. Together you brainstorm different
strategies for expressing your thoughts in a logical and persuasive
manner, and then you translate the best strategy into an outline of the
major points you, as a class, want to make in the letter. In doing
these things with your students, you demonstrate the value of both
brainstorming and outlining as strategies for developing a persuasive
essay. Your approach can best be described as:
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A cognitive apprenticeship
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The following statements describe the development of
information processing abilities as children progress through the
school years. Three of the statements are accurate. Which one is not?
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Older children are more likely than younger
children to overestimate how much they can remember from something
they've read or studied.
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Which one of the following statements illustrates undergeneralizations as psychologists define the term?
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"An igloo can't be a house because houses are always made of wood or bricks."
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Three of the following are principles of learning. Which one is a theory rather than a principle? |
Visual aids are effective instructional tools because they help students form visual images of classroom material.
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Which of the following is not an example of authoritative parenting
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Make all decisions for theri children
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Three of
the following statements regarding peer pressure are consistent with
research findings presented in the textbook. Which one is not?
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Peer pressure seems to have its greatest effects during the high school years.
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Three of the following teachers are likely to enhance their students' self-concepts. Which one is least likely to do so?
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Ms. Berkowitz holds a class spelling bee to see which student is the best speller.
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