Imagine you want to teach a child how to do a jigsaw puzzle. Following sociocultural theory, describe the steps you should take to try to help the child learn how to do the jigsaw puzzle independently. How will you know if the child is learning?
What will be an ideal response
Answers will vary, but students should demonstrate an understanding of guided participation and
zone of proximal development. The child is learning if he or she needs less and less support to
succeed and avoids boredom or feelings of being overwhelmed.
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The participants in a research study are classified as high, medium, or low in self-esteem. What measurement scale is being used to classify self-esteem?
a. Nominal c. Interval b. Ordinal d. Ratio
Which of the following was not part of the procedure in Milgram's research on destructive obedience? a. Participants were ordered to administer electric shocks that were apparently so intense that it caused thelearner to scream in pain
b. Participants playing the role of teachers were ordered to increase the electric shocks in increments of 15 voltsfor every wrong answer the learner gave. c. Participants playing the role of learners were ordered to give shocks to the teacher who was trying tocomplete the task. d. The experimenter told participants who wanted to leave that they had no choice but to continue with the study.
The first experiments in cognitive psychology were based on the idea that mental responses can be
a. measured directly. b. inferred from the participant's behavior. c. measured by comparing the presentation of the stimulus and the participant's response. d. measured by comparing responses among different participants.
The primary function of the neurofilaments is
A. providing structural support for the neuron. B. the transport of organelles to the end of the axon. C. the transport of organelles back to the cell body. D. increasing the permeability of the neuron's cellular membrane.