Eli, age 5, lives on an island where there are very few metal objects. He is handed a pair of scissors to cut a traced object on a paper by a researcher. What might the researcher find?
a. Eli will not be able to cut the shape because he does not have strong fine motor skills.
b. This test does not accurately measure his fine motor skills.
c. Eli will quickly cut the object out. Five-year-olds pick up new skills very quickly.
d. Eli will use his whole body to try and manipulate the scissors, as he is more used to using gross motor skills.
B. Eli probably has good fine motor skill development (that he probably uses for other skills, but this test will not pick up on this because he has never used scissors before.
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Part of Chapter 6 examined students' study strategies for easy and difficult material. Which of the following students provides the most accurate perspective on that research?
a. Carlo: "When the memory task is relatively easy, students spend about the same amount of time studying the easiest items and the most difficult items." b. Sondra: "When the memory task is relatively easy, students spend the most time on the difficult items; when the memory task is relatively difficult, students spend the most time on the easy items." c. Phil: "Students study the difficult items more than the easy items when the material is related to their own interests; otherwise, they show no consistent pattern in their study strategies." d. Indira: "Students' study strategies depend on their motivational level; the most motivated students divide their time equally among the topics, but the less motivated students spend more time on the difficult tasks."
The particular habits, styles, and values that reflect the set of rules and rituals that characterize children as distinct from adult society define
the culture of children. peer values. the lives of childhood. the legends of childhood.