Generalizations Are Formed

question 20

Multiple Choice

Generalizations are formed:

• A) through finding the similarities between facts we have experienced and putting those facts together into one new idea.
• B) when a teacher leads students to an appropriate definition of an important idea.
• C) by connecting concepts into relationships defined by the teacher, by social scientists, or by other authorities.
• D) through experiences with concepts in life as we use those experiences to build relationships between the concepts.

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Definitions:

Dendrites

The branched extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and transmit them towards the cell body.

Electroencephalograph

A device used to record the electrical activity of the brain through electrodes placed on the scalp.

Hans Berger

The psychiatrist and neurologist best known for developing electroencephalography (EEG) for recording brain wave activity and discovering alpha waves.

Place Learning

The cognitive process that allows an organism to remember the location of objects, routes, or specific places.