When Brainerd and Gordon Asked Preschool and Children in Grade

question 31

Multiple Choice

When Brainerd and Gordon asked preschool and children in Grade 2 to solve simple numerical problems,what did they find?

• A) The preschoolers were worse than the children in Grade 2 on both gist-based and verbatim problems.
• B) The preschoolers were not as good as the children in Grade 2 at solving gist-based problems.
• C) The preschoolers were better than the children in Grade 2 at solving verbatim problems.
• D) The preschoolers did just as well as the children in Grade 2 on both gist-based and verbatim problems.

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