Vygotsky's developmental theory, which emphasizes the importance of culturally determined tools, symbols, and ways of thinking that the child acquires from more knowledgeable members of the community, is called ________ theory
a. ecological c. psychosocial
b. ethological d. sociocultural
D
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Bonnie has a disease that disrupts the functioning of her hypothalamus. With which of the following areas of functioning is she likely to have serious difficulty?
a. Reading, writing, and tasting. b. Thinking, problem-solving, and hearing. c. Eating, drinking, and body temperature control. d. Tasting and controlling fine motor movements.
After The Animal Mind, textbooks on comparative psychology focused on ____.?
a. ?reflex behavior b. ?respondent conditioning c. ?operant conditioning d. ?learning e. ?physiology
A newspaper headline reads, “Are intellectual pursuits the key to preventing Alzheimer’s disease?” The researchers scanned the brains of healthy seniors with no memory loss and asked the seniors to recall how much reading, writing, and game-playing they did in childhood. Those who reported doing daily brain activities from a young age had very low levels of amyloid plaques, which are
associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Which of the following best describes this study’s findings? a. Intellectual pursuits and presence of amyloid plaque are positively correlated. b. Amyloid plaques are the main cause of Alzheimer’s disease. c. Intellectual pursuits prevent Alzheimer’s disease. d. There is a negative correlation between intellectual pursuits and the presence of amyloid plaques.
Many children with disabilities are mainstreamed into a classroom without any provision for encouraging social interaction with the other children
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false