Which of the Following Sentences Is an Example of the Contribution

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is an example of the contribution of metacognition to development?

• A)Children change their memory strategies as they realize which strategies will work in which situations.
• B)Children habituate to stimuli with repeated exposure to them.
• C)Children who are well-liked by their peers tend to do better academically than do other children.
• D)Children learn more from individuals with whom they have a positive relationship than from others.

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Definitions:

Mental Age

A measure of an individual's cognitive ability compared to the average cognitive ability of an individual of a specific chronological age.

Intelligence Quotient

A numerical measure of a person's cognitive abilities in relation to their age group, often assessed through standardized tests.

Chronological Age

The measure of an individual's age in years, months, and days, from their date of birth to the current date.

Mental Set

The tendency to respond to a new problem with an approach that was successfully used with similar problems.