Describe a common INCORRECT solution to the following problem: A recipe for chocolate chip cookies requires 3 cups of flour and 2 eggs. How many eggs would be needed to make a batch of cookies using 6 cups of flour?

What will be an ideal response?


Complete answers will include the following: A child might incorrectly reason as follows: "You need 1 less egg than the cups of flour. So if you need 6 cups of flour, you'll need 1 less egg, so you'll need 5 eggs."

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a. seeking out a mentor b. seeking professional help c. keeping a journal d. joining new-teacher networks e. All of these answers.

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According to evolutionary psychology researchers Daly and Wilson, which of the following young men is more at-risk to be killed at home?

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