Which One of the Following Best Illustrates Cognitive Modeling

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following best illustrates cognitive modeling?

• A) A science teacher thinks aloud, "How can I determine what makes this pendulum swing fast or slowly? Hmm, I'll change the amount of weight on the bottom, but I need to keep the length the same so I'll know that any change in speed isn't due to length."
• B) A dance teacher carefully describes every movement that students should make when doing a country line dance to the "Boot Scootin' Boogie."
• C) A Spanish teacher has students practice rolling their Rs by asking them to repeat this tongue twister over and over: "Erre con erre cigarro, erre con erre barril. Rápido corren los carros del ferrocarril."
• D) After showing his students how to use a jigsaw correctly and safely, an industrial arts teacher has them practice using the saw by constructing pig-shaped cutting boards they can bring home as gifts for Mother's Day.

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Definitions:

Highly Contested

Describes a situation, item, or issue that is the subject of intense competition or dispute among parties.

Price Searchers

Firms or individuals that have the flexibility to set their prices because they offer unique products or services and face little to no direct competition.

Entry Barriers

Impediments that make it difficult for new participants to enter a specific industry or business field.

Monopolistic Competition

A term often used by economists to describe markets characterized by a large number of sellers that supply differentiated products to a market with low barriers to entry. Essentially, it is an alternative term for a competitive price-searcher market.