Deguchi is playing a game on her computer, when her mother reminds her to do her arithmetic homework. Looking at the problems, she realizes she will need a calculator. She spends several minutes searching for one, overlooking that her computer can serve as a calculator. This thinking is best described as ______.
a. belief perseverance
b. response set
c. functional fixedness
d. limited mindset
c. functional fixedness
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________ is an estimate of a text's difficulty based on its vocabulary and sentence structure.
What will be an ideal response?
Logical consequences a. result from a situation without any external intervention to control the conclusion. b. involve our control in selecting and imposing a consequence
c. should be used as punishment. d. one of these e. ll of these
If conducting a group with 2 and 3 year olds their group participation may depend on a. how many children are present
b. whether they like who they are sitting next to. c. their feelings of trust and security. d. whether they are touching and feeling the same objects as their peers.
__________________, which involves modifying existing cognitive structures so that new data can be effectively utilized, is Piaget’s second stage in the thinking process
a. Individualized interaction c. Instruction b. Motivation d. Accommodation c. Instruction d. Accommodation