What term is used in the The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition revised by
the American Psychiatric Association?
a. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
b. Minimal brain dysfunction
c. Childhood hyperkinetic syndrome
d. Learning disabilities
e. Central processing dysfunction
ANSWER: a
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12 hours. a. frontal lobe b. corpus callosum c. brainstem d. pons
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a. greater willingness by students to adopt a new language. b. influences on academic achievement of students of other languages. c. the native language serving as a bridge to acquiring standard English. d. All of these answers.
In motivation theory, "A person's ongoing affinity, attraction, or liking for a domain, subject area, topic, or activity" is best described as:
a. self-efficacy b. self-determination c. personal interest d. situational interest
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statement refers to which phenomenon faced by the young reader? a. Learning to read is identical to learning to talk: you negotiate meaning with others. b. The author of the text is not able to interact with the young reader in the same way that a person speaking to the child can do. c. "Constructing meaning" is not an appropriate expectation for an emergent reader. d. It is the teacher's job to construct the meaning for the child.