Brad is a second grader who has heard the word "economy" and knows that it has something to do with money. However, he is unable to define the word or use it in a sentence. His partial understanding of this word illustrates which characteristic of vocabulary words and vocabulary knowledge?

A) English has many synonyms.
B) Words have multiple meanings.
C) A dictionary definition of a word is often more complicated than the word itself.
D) There are different levels of word knowledge.


D

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In most cases, the influence of an individual's genetic makeup

a. guarantees a certain outcome (e.g., alcoholism). b. directly determines the development of specific behaviors. c. can only increase or decrease the probability of a certain outcome occurring. d. overrides any environmental influences that may occur.

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Which one of the following statements best describes a theory theory view of cognitive development?

a. Children form general belief systems about how the world operates. b. The ways in which children organize and integrate their experiences usually have little relevance to physical reality. c. In the early years, children develop concrete understandings of events; these understandings become increasingly abstract as they reach adolescence. d. Beginning at around age 3, children form hypotheses about the nature of the world and test those hypotheses in much the same way that a scientist would.

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Horace Mann is sometimes described as the father of public education in the United States. What is the most important reason he is described this way?

What will be an ideal response?

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At birth to six weeks of age, the infant will follow a slowly moving black and white target

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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