The term "scaffolding" that is used to describe how children actually move through the zone of proximal development was coined by

a. Jerome Bruner.
b. Lev Vygotsky.
c. Jean Piaget.
d. Mildred Parten.


a. Jerome Bruner.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which statement about the Common Core State Standards is true?

A. They focus on the basic reading skills, unlike No Child Left Behind. B. They include higher-order reading, writing, communicating, and thinking skills. C. They emphasize narrative texts over informational texts. D. They were adopted by all 50 states in 2010.

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Before teachers and parents become involved in a preschool child's motor development program, they must be trained so that

A) OTs and PTs are no longer necessary. B) the IEP can be implemented entirely at home. C) they do not put the child at risk for injury. D) the child does not sue for damages later.

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The statement that a behavior followed by rewarding consequences is more likely to recur and one followed by unrewarding consequences is less likely to recur is known as:

A. Operant conditioning. B. Classical conditioning. C. Social learning or modeling. D. The law of effect. E. The law of contiguity.

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