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melly21297

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on: Jun 27, 2018
According to Vygotsky, the greatest growth in cognitive development occurs then adolescents are:
 
  a. about the age of 18, then there is a cognitive growth spurt
  b. associated with adults for greater periods of time than with other adolescents
  c. stretched to perform at the upper level of their zone of proximal development
  d. challenged to do tasks that are normally completed only by those whose IQ is over 105

Question 2

Which of the following structural differences between children and adults predisposes children to middle ear infections?
 
  a. The fluid-filled cochlea is less developed in children than in adults.
  b. Children have shorter, more horizontal, and more flaccid eustachian tubes.
  c. The outer ear of children is shorter and has fewer barriers, such as hair, in the ear.
  d. The semicircular canals are straighter and shorter in a child's ear.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

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A Incorrect. According to Vygotsky, the greatest growth in cognitive development does not occur then adolescents are about the age of 18, then there is a cognitive growth spurt.
B Incorrect. According to Vygotsky, the greatest growth in cognitive development does not occur then adolescents are associated with adults for greater periods of time than with other adolescents.
C Correct. According to Vygotsky, the greatest growth in cognitive development occurs then adolescents are stretched to perform at the upper level of their zone of proximal development.
D Incorrect. According to Vygotsky, the greatest growth in cognitive development does not occur then adolescents are challenged to do tasks that are normally completed only by those whose IQ is over 105.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect. Children do not have less developed fluid-filled cochlea than adults.
B Correct. The structural differences between children and adults that predispose children to middle ear infections is that children have shorter, more horizontal, and more flaccid eustachian tubes.
C Incorrect. Having shorter outer ears with fewer barriers, such as hair, in the ear does not predispose children to middle ear infections.
D Incorrect. The semicircular canals are not straighter and shorter in a child's ear.


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