Author Question: Francis learns that the Spanish word malo means bad. He later learns that the French word mal also ... (Read 85 times)

magmichele12 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Francis learns that the Spanish word malo means bad. He later learns that the French word mal also means bad. Analyzing this situation in terms of the similarity of stimuli and responses, we can predict that Francis will:

a. Probably have positive transfer from one language to the other
b. Probably have negative transfer from one language to the other
c. Have positive transfer from Spanish to French, but negative transfer from French to Spanish
d. Have positive transfer from French to Spanish, but negative transfer from Spanish to French

Question 2

Which of the following most closely defines Uri Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory?

a. Children learn the concept of biological systems from experience
b. Adults actively manipulate children's understanding of changing systems
c. Children learn about ecological systems from an early age have higher cognitive abilities
d. Humans develop by participating in separate, but interacting systems.