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Case studies of a number of these rampage-type events reveal few similarities among the students committing these acts of violence other than that
 
  a. the perpetrators are almost always male.
  b. they tend to take place amongst fourteen- to fifteen-year-olds.
  c. they tend to come from regions with a somewhat lower sense of honor.
  d. they often have mental illnesses well recognized by parents.

Question 2

Explain how the use of verbal labels aids children in recalling a group of items and in categorizing them.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Verbal labels seem to bridge the gap between the time the items were first seen and the time they were to be recalled. Labels highlight for children the features within a group that differ, allowing the items to be more easily categorized.



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