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Ramon forms his concept of house after seeing numerous single-story houses in his small, middle-income town in Illinois. He is then shown pictures of an igloo in northern Canada, a mansion in Illinois, a single-story house in Mississippi, and a high-rise apartment building in New York City. Based on a prototype theory of concepts, which one is he most likely to identify as being a house?
 
  a. The igloo
  b. The mansion
  c. The single-story house
  d. The high-rise apartment building

Question 2

Three of the following examples are consistent with how epistemic beliefs typically change as learners grow older. Which one is not consistent with typical developmental trends in epistemic beliefs?
 
  a. Anna used to think that studying history involved memorizing factsnames, dates, places, etc. She now believes that studying history involves learning interrelationships among historical eventshow one event led to another, and so on.
  b. Beatrice used to think that scientists might have different but possibly equally valid views of how the world operates. She now believes that there is probably only one correct explanationone that scientists will eventually determine.
  c. Charmaine used to think that if she was going to learn a particular mathematical concept, she would learn it either quickly or not at all. She now believes that her understanding of particularly difficult math concepts may evolve slowly over time and require considerable effort on her part.
  d. Delores used to think that people were naturally either good at or not good at learning a foreign language. She now believes that successful learning results more from persistence and hard work.



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jamesnevil303

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b




ssal

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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