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haleyc112

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Peirce understood that the meaning of any sign is the sequence of significations that are
  triggered. For example, a fire alarm might cause a person to imagine smoke, fire, and firetrucks.
  The alarm might also signify actions to leave a building, and in some cases might elicit
  excitement or fear. Peirce called this cascade of associations the:
 
  a. interpretant.
  b. signified.
  c. index.
  d. signifier.

Question 2

In which of the following situations is negative transfer occurring?
 
  a. A student who has used a typewriter for many years discovers that the letters are in the
  same places on a computer keyboard.
  b. A student who is studying Portuguese finds many similarities in vocabulary and grammar
  with the Spanish she already knows.
  c. A middle school student has tests in science and language arts this week.
  d. After learning to add two fractions by simply adding their numerators, a student begins to
  multiply fractions in a similar fashion, getting an incorrect result.



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Ksh22

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D




haleyc112

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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