Carlo is very good at coloring in the lines. When given a detailed picture, he goes outside the lines a few times. His teacher assists him in erasing the marks outside of the lines. His teacher is providing _____
a. accommodation
b. scaffolding
c. assimilation
d. zone of proximal development
Answer: B
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a. ?biased b. ?operational c. ?random d. ?representative
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a. introversion, extroversion, neuroticism, stability, and agreeableness. b. extroversion, agreeableness, conscientious, neuroticism, and openness to experience. c. introversion, neuroticism, egocentric, intelligence, and control. d. extroversion, openness to experience, stability, egocentric, and neuroticism.
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A. primacy; long-term B. recency; long-term C. primacy; short-term D. recency; short-term