Sarah is out for a walk in her neighborhood when a vicious dog jumps at her from behind a bush. Her heart pounding, she leaps out of the way. Seconds later she suppresses her fear, realizing that it is leashed to a tree and cannot reach her. What part of Sarah’s brain might suppress her fear?
a. thalamus
b. sensory pathways
c. cortex
d. amygdala
c. cortex
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NCTM would not support which one of the following assessment strategies?
a. ?Focusing on specific and isolated skills b. ?Assessing what students know and think about mathematics c. ?Developing problem situations that require more than one mathematics concept to solve d. ?Using calculators, computers, and manipulatives during assessment
Rachel wants to find out more about what home-culture dances families enjoy and share with their children. She decides to create a survey. Which of the following would be a good question to include?
a. Do you and your family watch dancing shows on TV? b. What dances does your family do at special events, such as weddings? c. Do you have a Wii dancing game at home? d. Do you and your child dance to music on the radio?
The most useful type of assessment for classroom teachers is
a. day-to-day observation. b. an informal reading inventory. c. a diagnostic test. d. a standardized achievement test.
The "play frame"
A. Was described by Bateson and Garvey B. Is related to psychoanalytic theory C. Is related to Piaget's theory D. Is important for motor development