Explain Piaget's concept of adaptation
What will be an ideal response?
Adaptation refers to the ability to adjust to the state of the environment or to create a good fit between one's conception of reality and one's real-life experiences.
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a. macros b. audience handouts c. slides d. notes pages
All of Mr. Barclay's evaluation practices are likely to support self-regulated learning EXCEPT:
a. Students create group projects that demonstrate their knowledge of a new concept in science. b. Students take a unit exam that includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and essay questions. c. Students use a checklist to judge their own progress on their individual projects for the history unit. d. Students help create a rubric for evaluating the quality of their persuasive essays.
Which of the following individuals was most critical to the development of our understanding of the earth/space sciences?
A. Wegener B. Carwin C. Crick D. Watson
Test Your Knowledge: True or False Question 2Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 123 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following question:Sidney is an 8-year old boy who is gifted in mathematics. His mother believes that this is solely the influence of Sidney's genetic inheritance since she is a mathematician. Based upon research, what should you tell her?
A. She is correct. Sidney's talent for math is likely influenced exclusively by his genes. B. She is incorrect. Genes play no role in individual's behaviors or abilities during childhood. C. She may be partially correct, but as some amount of behaviors may be genetic, but he is also likely influenced by his environment, as well. D. There has been no research on genetic influences on children's behaviors to this point, so we know nothing in psychology about these issues.