From Piaget's perspective, why is language critical for children's cognitive development?
a. It helps them get things they want.
b. It gives them a means for symbolically thinking about objects and events.
c. It takes up much of their mental energy and so helps to keep them from being easily distracted.
d. It enhances their self-efficacy, because they are now aware that they can communicate effectively with other human beings.
b
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A readiness instrument used with young children should be broad in scope
a. True b. False
Montessori believed children learn through:
a. Sensory experiences and absorbing their surroundings. b. Rote instruction. c. Fantasy play. d. Reading.
You ask a participant in a study to select a sample of cards from sequentially numbered cards, beginning at a random number, and then drawing every 11th card. What type of sampling method is this?
A. Randomized B. Sequential C. Stratified D. Systematic
Learning to install fax machines is an example of
a. a hierarchy. b. cognitive strategies. c. intellectual skills. d. procedures.