According to Vygotsky, the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) was the
A) zone of development in which adolescents were progressing from one stage of cognitive
development to the next.
B) level at which an individual can almost, but not fully, comprehend or perform a task, but
can learn to do so with the assistance of someone more competent.
C) cultural institution in which adolescent instruction takes place.
D) ability of neurons to form synapses without actually touching.
B
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When Teresa's mother hides her favorite doll under a blanket, Teresa acts as if it no longer exists and makes no attempt to look for it. Based on this information, you can infer that Teresa is in Piaget's
a. sensorimotor period of cognitive development. b. formal period of cognitive development. c. concrete period of cognitive development. d. preoperational period of cognitive development.
A common type of physiological assessment that measures heart rate is a(n)
a. galvanic skin conductor. b. electroencephalogram. c. electrocardiogram. d. neurochemical assessment.
If the null hypothesis is true, what value should we expect for the F-ratio? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Oxytocin is secreted by the ________
a. endocrine gland. b. adrenal gland. c. pineal gland. d. pituitary gland.