When your officemate comes to you and says, "I heard the boss is retiring, and they are going to hire from within," you say to her, "That's nice but I'm not really interested in being promoted.". Your lack of interest in advancement at your job is called career _______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


plateauing

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The __________ model is an approach to learning disabilities that provides additional support to children who do not succeed with the initial level of support.

A. acceleration B. inclusion C. Tier 1 D. response to intervention

Psychology

Eleven-month old Alvaro exclaimed, "Che!" "Oh, you want leche, milk?" beamed his mother, Lucia. Alvaro reached his hands out to grasp his bottle.As Lucia's mother watched the two she suggested, in Spanish, "Maybe Alvaro should learn to speak in English. You should speak English at home.""Mama, then you won't understand us!" Lucia replied."I'll understand what you say, but speaking English is too hard for me.""No. I want Alvaro to know his culture. He learns English at the child care center. Besides, everyone around here speaks Spanish." Lucia gestured, referring to their neighbors.Two years later, Lucia enrolled Alvaro in a preschool near her workplace. In a parent-teacher conference, his teacher explained to Lucia, "Alvaro's mathematics skills are exceptional. He's way ahead of his peers

in counting and understanding math concepts. But he lags behind his peers in vocabulary and syntax. I think he needs some extra practice speaking English to help to catch up and start first grade with his peers. Does he speak English at home?""A little, but we speak mostly Spanish. My mother only speaks Spanish. She lives with us and cares for Alvaro outside of preschool hours. And everyone in our neighborhood speaks Spanish," replied Lucia."Do you read stories to Alvaro?"Sometimes. I work at night and go to school. I'm thankful for my mother's help or I'd never be able to keep up. I try to read to Alvaro a couple of times a week."What challenges do bilingual children commonly face in learning language? What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Hammers are used to pound things, which is why many people fail to realize that hammers also make perfectly good doorstops. This lack of creative insight is an example of:

A) blindsight. B) availability bias. C) semantic interference. D) functional fixedness.

Psychology

Mary and John are both in their 30s, while Frank is in his 60s. All three are listening to a speech pathologist pronounce words. Research shows that listening to these words may occur in both sides of the brain for

a. Mary. b. both Mary and John. c. both John and Frank. d. all three persons.

Psychology