Which of the Following Students Is Most Clearly Engaging in Adaptive

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students is most clearly engaging in adaptive expertise?

• A) Alex loves to ride his bike to school and gets many other children to join him.
• B) Julie is very good at chemistry. She often receives the highest grade in her class and has started tutoring other students in chemistry.
• C) Marisa struggles with math, however she is very good at English.
• D) Paul always excelled at math in school. He now works as a construction worker and used arithmetic everyday to calculate measurements.

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Definitions:

Sigma Complex

An intermediate in certain chemical reactions characterized by a fully saturated carbon atom bonded to a metal center.

Generic Electrophile

A broadly defined electron-deficient species capable of forming new bonds by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile.

Electrophilic Iodination

A chemical reaction involving the addition of iodine to a substrate via an electrophilic attack.

Aromatic Ring

A stable, planar ring of carbon atoms interconnected by alternating single and double bonds, exhibiting delocalized π-electron cloud.