Note whether Vygotsky believed that cognitive development was more strongly influenced by peers or adults and explain why

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Vygotsky believed that cognitive development was more strongly influenced by adults or others who were more cognitively advanced than by peers. Because of their superior understanding of the world, adults can mediate, or explain, the meaning of various objects and events and the reasons for various rules, thereby providing a more effective base for the child to operate from.

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____ was a celebrated novelist and civil rights activist whose life is an example of intersectionality and resilience

a. Harvey Milk b. James Baldwin c. Barbara Denton d. Harvey Hodges

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Discuss the importance of assessment in an early childhood program

What will be an ideal response?

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Physical growth is change measured qualitatively

a. True b. False

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Which is a replacement behavior for a student who refuses to complete a math task?

a. Provide a math task that the student is able to complete independently. b. Have a classmate give student the math answers. c. Assign a one-on-one aide for the student. d. The student is allowed to skip math. e. None of these.

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