After telling your 3-year-old to clean his playroom, you then overhear him talking to himself. You hear him say, "First, I have to put the toys in the box and then I have to put the box back on the shelf." This is an example of __________
a. scaffolding
b. the zone of proximal development
c. guided participation
d. private speech
Answer: D
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Trisha is depressed. In one of her therapy sessions, she tells her therapist that part of what makes her depressed is that she is sure the government will shut down and the nation will collapse into anarchy. Her therapist pushes her to pin down how likely this is, and Trisha eventually acknowledges that it is probably pretty unlikely. The therapist then asks her to think through what would happen
even if this "worst-case scenario" did come about, and Trisha eventually realizes that although stressful and a challenge, it might not be quite has horrific as she had imagined. Trisha's therapist is probably using which therapeutic approach? a. Behavioral activation b. Mindfulness c. Cognitive therapy d. Interpersonal therapy
Behavioral treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) a. is not effective
b. has weaker effects than medication alone. c. is as effective as medication alone, but does not last as long. d. may be as effective as medication alone, and has longer lasting results.
Which type of parent is likely to have the least competent children?
a. Permissive b. Authoritative c. Indifferent d. Authoritarian e. Retributive
Which of the following statements regarding ethnic group differences in student achievement in the United States is true?
A) National assessments have found large ethnic group differences only in student math achievement. B) National assessments have found ethnic group differences in all subject areas that were tested. C) Ethnic group differences in student achievement that have been identified by national assessments are decreasing. D) Poverty and inadequate schools are not associated with differences in children's academic achievement.