With regard to teaching mathematics, most experts agree that________
A) a blend of drill in computing and “number sense” is most beneficial
B) complex skills can be learned only by drill in computation and rote memorization
C) reasoning about number concepts should replace drill in computation in elementary school
D) children need to retrieve mathematical answers automatically and should be exclusively taught by rote
Answer: A
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a. The validity must be low. b. The validity must be intermediate. c. The validity must be high. d. We cannot infer anything about its validity.
Marilyn, an 82-year-old woman, has maintained high cognitive functioning as she has aged. She doesn't spend her time trying to do a wide variety of activities. She realized that when she tried to multitask she had more difficulty, so she has narrowed her goals and selects activities that she enjoys and is good at, like reading in her granddaughter's second-grade classroom. What is Marilyn engaging in?
A. hypothetical-deductive reasoning B. redirected cognitive functioning C. selective optimization with compensation D. social control theory
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A) theoryof Alfred Adler B) ego C) collective unconscious D) identitycrisis