The cells in the brain responsible for processing information stop dividing early in childhood. Brain development is not influenced by outside experiences or actions.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
Page: 35. The recent scientific view is that brain has plasticity and its development depends on contexts and experiences children engage in.
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Gender differences in level of body fat are
A. small in infancy and childhood, but becomes larger in adolescence with girls accumulating more body fat than boys. B. large in childhood when girls accumulate more body fat than boys, but these differences dissipate by early adolescence. C. relatively small throughout childhood and adolescence, with girls always having slightly more body fat than boys throughout. D. large in childhood with boys having more body fat than girls, but these differences disapppear by early adolescence.
Which of these statements is not true regarding the reporting of ANCOVA?
A. It is exactly the same as reporting ANOVA. B. The effect of the covariate must be reported. C. Details of the F-ratio for the experimental effect and covariate should be given. D. Degrees of freedom from which the F-ratio is calculated should be detailed.
According to Vygotsky, what is the zone of proximal development?
A. The range of tasks that are too difficult for children to master either alone or with assistance B. The range of tasks that children have mastered but cannot teach others C. The range of tasks that children have mastered and can teach others D. The range of tasks that are too difficult for children to master alone but can be learned with assistance
Teachers who have low expectations for students
a. Have great confidence in their own ability to teach b. Treat students with low ability differently than they treat students with high ability c. Believe that with effort students can improve their ability d. A and b