From the text, the example of trying to find the distance between two flagpoles was an illustration of:
A) the use of practical mathematics in problem solving
B) how patriotic beliefs interfere with problem solving
C) the representation of a problem
D) logic, reason, and "the American way"
E) none of the above
C
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Bandura's social learning theory maintains that children are passive learners and are primarily shaped by the environments in which they grow and develop.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The small, visible bumps on the tongue are called:
A) taste receptor cells. B) ORNs. C) taste buds. D) papillae.
The __________ provides a means for detecting patterns in responding over time
a. event recorder b. response recorder c. behavior recorder d. cumulative recorder e. response meter
Veruca's mother is buying breakfast cereal. Even though there is more cereal in the wide plastic containers than in the tall, thin boxes, Veruca cries, "I want the box Mommy because I want more!" According to Piaget, Veruca has not yet mastered __________, which means she is probably in the __________ stage of cognitive development.
A. conservation; concrete operational B. conservation; preoperational C. object permanence; concrete operational D. object permanence; preoperational