If We Want to Enhance Students' Metacognitive Processes During Problem

question 18

Multiple Choice

If we want to enhance students' metacognitive processes during problem solving, we would be most likely to:

• A)Ask students to use algorithms rather than heuristics to solve problems
• B)Ask students to use heuristics rather than algorithms to solve problems
• C)Suggest questions that students might ask themselves as they work on problems
• D)Encourage students to encode problems visually rather than verbally whenever possible

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Definitions:

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in emotional processes, including fear and pleasure responses.

Cerebellum

Part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates, responsible for coordinating and regulating muscular activity.

Emotional Regulation

The process by which individuals influence which emotions they feel, when they feel them, and how they express and experience them.

Primary Prevention

Actions that change overall background conditions to prevent some unwanted event or circumstance, such as injury, disease, or abuse.