Consistent with Vygotsky's idea that cognition develops first in the social realm external to the child, before becoming interiorized, recent research indicates that children's use of which of the following as a strategy helps them solve math problems?

a. counting on fingers c. memorizing related facts
b. using gestures d. using manipulatives


B

Psychology

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Which of the following is true of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) scores of college students in different studies?

a. Medical school students who became primary care physicians scored high in intuiting and extraversion. b. Police officers and dental school students scored high in extraversion and in sensing and thinking. c. Students in liberal arts college who were most likely to drop out before graduation scored high in introversion and intuiting. d. Extraverted sensing type students had higher grade point averages than other psychological types.

Psychology

The proper use of the Wilcoxin signed ranks test requires that both the raw scores and the difference between the raw scores be of at least ordinal scaling

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Which parenting style is associated with more positive outcomes in challenging school and neighborhood environments?

A. authoritative parenting B. authoritarian parenting C. permissive parenting D. no-nonsense parenting

Psychology

Shannon blinks as she steps off the school bus and walks into a gust of wind. This automatic reaction is regulated by the:

a. spinal cord. b. lower part of her brain. c. hormonal activity in her body. d. hippocampus.

Psychology