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Why would a group of preoperational children find magic tricks uninteresting?

A) Because they do not have the cognitive ability to make sense of the tricks.
B) Because they understand that the tricks are fake.
C) Because they don't understand natural laws.
D) Because they are more attracted to activities that include movement.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following summarizes a basic educational difference when comparing students from the United States and Asia?

A) Many U.S.students are dependent on calculators rather than their own math skills.
B) Many Asian students are taught to use calculators as early as age 2.
C) Asian students tend to have poorer math skills than U.S.students.
D) Asian families rely on the educational system to teach computational skills.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Identify four common sources of learning disabilities.

Which of the following is an example of what Piaget termed concrete operations?

How could the majority of bike-related head injuries be prevented?

Think about how you were taught to read.What approach was used? Describe the balanced approach and the use of guided reading sessions.How effective do these methods seem to be?

Phoebe came to the United States from Puerto Rico.She speaks very little English but is in a special class that teaches her in both English and Spanish.Phoebe is in what type of program?

You are a nurse who is asked to place an IV in a patient's non-dominant arm.What ability allows you to tell where the IV should be placed?

Define stereotype threat.

On which of the following does a child's capacity for creativity depend?

The most significant health risks among school-aged children are associated with accidents and ________.

________ tests are designed to access specific information that is taught,and hopefully learned,at school.

Which of the following terms do developmentalists use to refer to the ability to make efficient use of short-term memory capacity?

A child who can tell you what study methods work best for different subjects or what subjects are hardest for her to learn would be displaying which of the following skills?

Emotional intelligence has three components: awareness of personal emotions,appropriate emotional expression,and

Between ages 6-12,children add roughly ________ words per year to their vocabulary.

In the balance scale test performed by Siegler,Anthony is trying to take into account both distance and weight,but becomes confused when the information is conflicting.Which rule is Anthony using?

Describe the development of relative right-left orientation,including factors that both accelerate and inhibit this learning.

Between the ages of 6 and 12,children add roughly how many words per year to their vocabulary?

Concrete operations enable children to think logically about objects and ________.