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Capo

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The kindergarten students at Fleming Island Elementary School believe that Mrs. Reynolds is older than Mrs. Alvaro, even though the opposite is true. When asked why they think so, the children point out that Mrs. Reynolds is taller. Of the following, which factor that contributes to misconceptions is most likely the cause of the children's misconception in this example?
 
  a. Appearance
  b. Language
  c. Society
  d. Modeling

Question 2

Karen believes in the gambler's fallacy. This is the erroneous belief that if you flip a coin, for instance, and get five heads in a row, you then have a greater than 50 chance to get a tail on the next flip of the coin. The best way to modify this misconception is to:
 
  a. provide Karen with more instruction about the laws of probability.
  b. tell Karen that there is an independent chance to get a head or a tail each flip.
  c. give Karen a coin and some recording paper and flip coins to collect data.
  d. tell Karen she holds a misconception and sometime later she may be ready to remedy her knowledge.



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frejo

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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c




Capo

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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