In talking with a group of 8-year-olds, you discover that they have rigid yet erroneous beliefs about a particular racial group. Which one of the following should you conclude?
a. Their stereotypes will probably become even more rigid as they progress through the elementary grades and then will gradually dissipate in adolescence.
b. Although undesirable, such stereotypes are common for the age-group and reflect a natural tendency to categorize experiences.
c. These children appear to be prone to hostile attributional biases.
d. These stereotypes reflect a poorly developed theory of mind.
B
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This grouping technique permits in-depth study of complex problems and issues
a. Cooperative Learning b. The Jigsaw Technique c. The Group Investigation Technique d. Curriculum Integration Approach
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What will be an ideal response?
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a) additional phonemic awareness instruction. b) round robin reading opportunities. c) opportunities for rereading familiar texts. d) microphones in the classroom.