What term refers to the degree of assistance provided to the adolescent who is not yet able to perform a task or skill according to theorists who espouse Vygotsky's view of cognitive development?

As the result of a classroom demonstration, a classmate recently discovered that he is a supertaster. He has done some research, and found out that

a. men are more likely to be supertasters than are women. b. supertasters are likely to have fewer pain receptors on their tongues. c. supertasters have more taste buds than nontasters. d. it would be unlikely that other members of his family are also supertasters.

The sudden reversal of a neuron's resting potential is called a(n) _____ potential and initiates the _____ of a neuron

a) firing; action b) signaling; firing c) action; firing d) positive; discharge