Which of the following statements is the best summary of the cognitive development theory of Lev Vygotsky?

Some language arts teachers like to say, "Another language, another soul.". The implication in this romantic aphorism is that learning another language in depth allows the student to develop a second personality. Achieving in-depth competence in remembering a second language is most likely through

a. maintenance rehearsal. c. elaborative rehearsal. b. rote learning. d. mechanical associative learning.

Suppose that the left hemisphere of Jamal's brain is damaged, but the right hemisphere is left intact. Jamal would be most likely to experience a deficit in his ability to

A. compose new songs on his piano. B. feel an insect bite his left hand. C. converse with friends. D. follow a map.

Memory for the context in which a word occurs is unimportant when people are tested by

a. indirect memory tests. c. recall tests. b. recognition tests. d. All of the above

Last night Laura was robbed at gunpoint. When asked to describe the perpetrator, she found that all she could remember was the gun and not the way the perpetrator looked. Which of the best following describes this circumstance?

A. Forced weapon encoding B. Weapon present effect C. Crime attention effect D. Weapon focus effect