Seven-Year-Old Emma Thinks That the Expression "Too Many Cooks Spoil

question 20

Multiple Choice

Seven-year-old Emma thinks that the expression "Too many cooks spoil the broth" is only about cooking soup. Her inability to recognize the more general meaning of the expression:

• A)Suggests a possible intellectual disability.
• B)Is typical for her age-group.
• C)Reveals preoperational reasoning.
• D)Indicates that instruction in such expressions would definitely be in her zone of proximal development.

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Definitions:

Secondary Alcohol

An alcohol containing a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom that is itself attached to exactly two other carbon atoms.

Grignard Reagent

Organomagnesium compounds used in organic chemistry to form carbon-carbon bonds, represented by the formula RMgX.

Starting Material

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