Paco takes a test that asks him to solve arithmetic problems, define words, and answer general knowledge questions. He is most likely completing a____ scale of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.?
a. ?skills
b. ?verbal
c. ?performance
d. ?functional
ANSWER:
b
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High school seniors Meera and Karen are talking about memories. Meera says that she can remember a song she learned when she was a year old. Karen disagrees and says that's not likely. Why?
A. We do not verbally encode before the age of 3 1/2. B. Memory does not start operating until the age of 3 1/2. C. A one-year-old's attention span is so poor that a child that young cannot encode anything. D. Long-term memory does not exist in children that young.
The study by Zimmerman and associates (1997) found that the total sample of adolescents experienced ________ in self-esteem from the 6th to 10th grades
a. a decline b. no change c. a moderate increase d. a large increase
________ occurs when the fetus experiences a sudden lack of oxygen, change in heart rate, or change in respiration
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Context influences children's performance in mathematics. This was illustrated in Carraher and colleagues' (1985) classic study of Brazillian street vendors
Describe the method and results of Carraher and colleages' study, and discuss how the results support the claim that children's mathematical problem-solving performance depends on context. What will be an ideal response?