When children can learn a new word, sometimes with only one exposure, it is called ______.

a. syntactic bootstrapping
b. the whole object bias
c. fast mapping
d. statistical learning


Ans: C

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As children familiarize themselves with co-constructing play narratives with peers, and as their language develops, more __________________________________ can be introduced to support the player's development of symbolic thinking.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A score of 32 probably represents the poorest performance in a distribution having which set of characteristics?

a. m = 50; s = 20 b. m = 40; s = 2 c. m = 42; s = 10 d. m = 60; s = 30 e. It is impossible to tell without more information.

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Which statement is incorrect?

A. Most students are enrolled in remedial reading and LD classes because they are experiencing severe obstacles in learning to read. B. Some research attention has been given to the instructional predicaments of severely disabled readers, but not nearly as much as given to those with moderate difficulties. C. Instruction for severely delayed learners may need to (a) focus on prerequisites over which moderately disabled readers have gained control (e.g., letter recognition, phonemic awareness), (b) provide more than the usual opportunities for practice, and (c) provide more than the typical amount of direct guidance, since in the earliest stages these students seem to engage in little self-generative learning. D. A basic principle when working with nonreaders and severely delayed readers is that instruction should approximate the real act of reading.

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What is the definition of ‘mean square’’?

A. A sum of squares divided by its degrees of freedom B. The square root of the mean C. The square of the mean D. A table of means with four cells

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