Vygotsky argued that the skills and problem-solving abilities that a child can show on his
or her own indicate the __________.
However, should the child receive guided help, he or
she may show enhanced abilities and thus demonstrate what Vygotsky termed the
__________.
a. assimilation level; accommodation level
b. actual developmental level; zone of proximal development
c. accommodation level; zone of proximal development
d. zone of proximal development; assimilation level
e. assimilation level; actual developmental level
b. actual developmental level; zone of proximal development
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A. 3 years of age B. 4 years of age C. 5 years of age D. 6 years of age
Studies of the parenting of multiracial children in the United States and New Zealand found that
a. a parent from a racial minority group played the largest role in guiding the child's development of his or her ethnic identity. b. moms played the largest role in guiding the child's development of ethnic minority identity, even when that child was not of that ethnic group. c. dads played the largest role in guiding the child's development of ethnic minority identity, even when that child was not of that ethnic group. d. parents of these children tend to see their children through "ethnic blinders" and do not typically attempt to instill their children with a sense of ethnic identity.
Professor James uses a system that requires a subject to press a button as soon as they see a light blink. He is measuring their reaction time. Unfortunately, his equipment is not working properly and every reaction time recorded randomly fluctuates by plus or minus 10%. You would conclude that the readings obtained with the equipment are:
a. not reliable and not valid. b. reliable but not valid. c. not reliable but valid. d. reliable and valid.
Which of the following is an aspect of disengagement theory?
A) Shrinkage of life space B) Increased responsibility C) Decreased individuality D) Passive extrication from roles