Al is a seventh grader who loves to talk to people. He often approaches other students and abruptly starts talking about his computer game collection. When the child takes a turn in the conversation (e.g., "I've got a computer game collection too!"), Al does not seem to hear and continues to talk about his own collection. He includes a lot of detail about specific computer games and does not seem
to notice when his conversational partner gets bored or walks away. Al has difficulty with:
A) Content.
B) Pragmatics.
C) Form.
D) Semantics.
B
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What will be an ideal response?
The type of question that tends to have only one correct or best answer is:
a. divergent questions. b. convergent questions. c. focusing questions. d. probing questions.
Which one of the following examples illustrates qualitative change in development?
a. Maya learns a new memory strategy and memorizes the stages of development. b. Riki reads every night and develops a large vocabulary for his age. c. Bart practices and gradually improves his ability to throw a football. d. Aza advances from Piaget's sensorimotor stage to the preoperational stage.
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a. Buddhists b. Christians c. Jewish d. Buddhists