Ms. Miller is teaching Joseph to play the clarinet. At his first lesson, she places his finger in the proper position on the clarinet. This is an example of

A) internalization.
B) scaffolding.
C) fast mapping.
D) social speech.

B) scaffolding. Scaffolding is support given to a child as he or she develops a new mental function or learns to perform a particular task.

Psychology

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Researchers are exploring whether a single dimension called the ____ is a common feature in all forms of psychopathology

a. ?domain criteria b. ?D factor c. ?p factor d. ?brain factor

Psychology

Gwendolyn is a 34-year-old unmarried woman who relies on her parents to take care of her. She refuses to move out because she has an extreme lack of self-confidence and feels that her parents do a better job of structuring her life than anyone else, including herself. Gwendolyn fits the description of which personality disorder?

a. paranoid b. histrionic c. schizotypal d. dependent

Psychology