Which of the following is an example of Vygotsky's zone of proximal development?
a. Figuring out the answer to your math homework after your sister gives you a hint
b. Getting a better grade on the math test than you usually get
c. Using trial and error to eliminate incorrect answers to a problem
d. Thinking about a purely abstract problem like how many digits there are in infinity
a
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a. systematic desensitization b. aversive conditioning c. modeling d. biofeedback
The percentage of people over the age of sixty-five that fall each year is
A. ten B. twenty C. thirty D. fifty
Andrews and Halford (1998) argue that success on Piaget's tasks can be explained by
___________, which is the number of aspects that must be considered in solving a particular problem. a. transitivity b. deductive logic c. relational complexity d. decentration
______, first found in the rodent hippocampus, have been shown to increase their firing rates when an individual is in a specific ______ in an environment.
A. "hungry" cells; food-related site B. ego cells; motivationally relevant place C. place cells; spatial location D. pain cells; negatively associated setting