The day after dressing up for Halloween, Lawrence announces he can't wait for the next Halloween. His older sister tells him that the next Halloween is a year away. He seems confused and thinks that "next year" is relatively soon. He believes he needs to find his costume now because next year is coming up very soon. At what age is Lawrence most likely to understand lengths of time (such as a
year) and first differentiate events close in time and events further in time?
a. 4 years of age
b. 8 years of age
c. 6 years of age
d. 10 years of age
C
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Mr. Bringas is a seventh-grade English teacher. He wants to make sure that his students understand and know how to use the writing skills that he has been explaining and illustrating, so he gives them a short in-class writing assignment every day. He then uses the results to decide if he needs to reteach a particular topic or move on to a new one. The assessment approach Mr. Bringas is using is
best captured by which of the following phrases: a. assessment for learning b. assessment in learning c. assessment by learning d. assessment of learning
Parents with anxious attachment relationships to each other said their marriage was less satisfying after they had a baby because:
a. the child had somehow lessened the romantic relationship between them. b. the infant seemed to be excessively needy. c. the responsibilities of parenting had reduced their independence. d. they had more expenses and less time to do things they enjoyed.
The Premack principle is an application of:
a. reinforcement. b. punishment. c. extinction. d. discrimination.
Which is NOT listed in Chapter 14 as a negative side effect of forcing children to participate in classroom activities? A. They learn to dislike their peers. B. They learn to dislike learning activities
C. They learn to dislike coming to school. D. They learn to dislike teachers.