List four general characteristics of elementary grade children's ...

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List four general characteristics of elementary grade children's self-images. Be sure to include information about how children formulate their self-portraits.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Describe problem finding and name the preconditions upon which it depends.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

Research suggests that children's self-images
a.are generalized because they draw upon information over time, tasks, and settings.
b. are stable for the same reasons.
c. are formed as a consequence of comparing themselves to their peers.
d. are influenced by information and attitudes communicated by significant others and by self-efficacy appraisals in areas that are deemed important.

Answer to Question 2

Problem finding pertains primarily to ill-structured problems and is a critical first step in the problem-solving process, since it may not be realized that a problem even exists. Problem finding depends upon curiosity and dissatisfaction with the status quo.