Outline and define four characteristics of gifted children or adolescents. Discuss how these characteristics might present problems in terms of schooling

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Precocity: their gifts are evident at an early age • Independence: prefer to work independently and need less instructional support • Drive for mastery: intense drive to master the area of their gifts • Excellence in information processing: process information faster, more accurately, use effective learning strategies • Potential difficulties in school: o may become bored or alienated o school context may not match their characteristics o social isolation may ensue

Psychology

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a. hunting procedures. b. trial and error procedures. c. trialwise procedures. d. stepwise procedures.

Psychology

Contrast limb and constructional apraxia.

What will be an ideal response?

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All of the following are types of malignant growths EXCEPT:

A) leukemia. B) carcinoma. C) lymphoma. D) benign cells.

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________ combines results from different studies to identify how strong the evidence is for a particular research finding.

A. Cross-sectional analysis B. Retrospective research C. Meta-analysis D. Prospective research

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