Ans: (d) A social activity between a less knowledgeable child and another adult or child who is more knowledgeable.
According to Lev Vygotsky’s concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD), learning is:
(a) Achieved by discovering which answers will lead to rewards.
(b) Achieved by assimilating new understandings to accommodate the demands of the world.
(c) Affected by how the environment and genetically programmed learning ability interact during a critical period.
(d) A social activity between a less knowledgeable child and another adult or child who is more knowledgeable.
Psychology
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According to the textbook's description of a schema,
a. a schema for an event is usually much more positive than the event really was. b. our schema for an event tends to be highly accurate. c. a schema is like a flashbulb memory, because it contains so many details. d. our schemas tend to guide our recall.
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Love, aggression, and intimacy are all examples of what?
A. confounding variables B. operationalization C. archival data D. constructs
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A. use surgically implanted micropipettes to administer precise amounts of the drug directly to the brain. B. use microdialysis. C. allow the animal to inhale, eat, or chew substances that contain precise amounts of the drug. D. sample the chemicals that are active in a precise location in the brain.
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