Which of the following is true of Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?
A) Researchers have found that children of parents who provide scaffolding early on perform better in elementary school than children whose parents did not provide scaffolding.
B) Most current research supports Vygotsky's ideas.
C) Children who work collaboratively perform worse on sophisticated tasks than children who work alone.
D) Most of the current research contradicts Vygotsky's ideas.
A
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Which of the following is true regarding the legacy of Francis Galton?
A) Although his ideas have been discredited, his use of statistical methods to measure and study behavior has had a lasting impact on scientific psychology. B) While many of his ideas are still considered valid, Galton failed to use scientific methodology. C) Both his ideas and methodology are still considered valid today. D) Although important in his time, Galton had almost no lasting impact on scientific psychology.
During the U.S. Depression era public education became more:
A) progressive. B) traditional. C) back-to-basics oriented. D) tech-prep oriented.
Before asking a cute classmate out for a date, you weigh your odds: What are the chances I will be rebuffed, as opposed to those that I will win a date? This is an example of the approach to behavioral decisions that psychologist Julian Rotter calls ___________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What do Sternberg’s results indicate about retrieval from short-term memory?
a. retrieval involves a serial self-terminating search b. retrieval involves a serial exhaustive search c. retrieval involves a parallel self-terminating search d. retrieval involves a parallel exhaustive search