In Asian countries,
A) teachers emphasize drill in computational skills more than in U.S. schools.
B) use of the metric system helps children grasp place value.
C) teachers spend much less time on underlying math concepts than in U.S. classrooms.
D) multidigit problems are introduced later than they are in U.S. schools.
B
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A. affective B. schizophrenic C. personality D. dissociative
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a. heredity. b. maternal disease during pregnancy. c. maternal drug use during pregnancy. d. maternal exposure to environmental contaminants during pregnancy.