When learning to weave, boys in the Dioula culture start by watching their fathers weave, and then learn to weave themselves in early adolescence
The boy starts off working on his own to complete a simple pattern and gets help when he makes mistakes. He moves on to more complex patterns and continues to consult with his father for several years until he can weave completely on his own. This is an example of ___________________.
a. scaffolding
b. hypothetical-deductive reasoning
c. divided attention
d. accommodation
Answer: A
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a. trained sixth graders were still not as good as untrained seventh graders at justifying a scientific theory with evidence. b. trained sixth graders were about the same as untrained seventh graders at justifying a scientific theory with evidence. c. trained sixth graders were better than untrained seventh graders at justifying a scientific theory with evidence. d. the children showed little improvement in scientific problem-solving over the three-year period, supporting Inhelder and Piaget’s argument that formal operational thinking is not found until adolescence.
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A. cognitive B. emotional C. problem-focused D. physical
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a. understand human intelligence and problem-solving b. establish a biologically based, universal value system c. adopt the value system used by Americans d. guide people to rely on traditional authority in making moral decisions