Jamal wants to know how many baseball cards he has. His mother helps him stack and count the cards, moving each card to a new stack as it is counted. She then shows him how to write the number on a slip of paper so he can remember it. Jamal's mother is doing all of the following EXCEPT
a. teaching him an accurate way to count objects.
b. teaching him that writing is valued in their culture.
c. using scaffolding.
d. using forced teaching.
D
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a. being depressed b. being less popular than her peers c. being more likely to smoke and drink d. having unrealistically high self-esteem
Which statement most accurately describes embryonic development of the nervous system in humans?
A. The majority of cells remain as primitive neurons until birth. B. All synapses that are formed are permanent. C. Neurons form before birth; synapses form after birth. D. Far more neurons are produced than will ultimately survive.
Eunice is highly prone to anger and is concerned about her risk of coronary heart disease. Which of the following is most true of her risk?
a. Chronic anger only influences cholesterol levels. b. Anger can prevent heart attacks. c. She is three times more likely to have heart attacks. d. Anger does not influence her risk of having heart attacks.
_____ is a general strategy of repeating information in order to help maintain that information in the short-term memory
Fill in the blank with correct word