Question 1
A first-grade teacher gives students three real cups of water and asks them to predict whether pouring the same water into a tall, thin glass changes the amount. According to Piaget, the inability of most six-year-olds to recognize that the amount is unchanged reflects a lack of which ability?
Correct Answer:
Conservation
Question 2
A third-grade teacher works one-on-one with a student who can solve two-digit addition with prompts and hints but cannot yet do it independently. The teacher gradually reduces support as the student improves. This instructional support within the student's zone of proximal development is best described as:
Correct Answer:
Scaffolding
Question 3
A fourth-grade student who repeatedly fails class projects begins to feel incompetent and avoids new academic challenges. According to Erikson, this student is struggling within which psychosocial stage?
Correct Answer:
Industry vs. inferiority
Question 4
A kindergarten teacher consistently gives a sticker every time a student cleans up materials, and clean-up behavior increases. Which behaviorist concept best explains the increase?
Correct Answer:
Positive reinforcement
Question 5
A second-grade student watches a classmate get praised for raising a hand before speaking and then begins raising a hand more often, even without being directly reinforced. This learning is best explained by:
Correct Answer:
Bandura's observational learning
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