Which Statement Provides an Example of a Cognitive Change Mechanism

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which statement provides an example of a cognitive change mechanism?

• A) Synapses that are not needed are reduced.
• B) Individuals generalize from one instance to another.
• C) Children who are athletic seek out athletic activities.
• D) Parents use social scaffolding to help children learn.

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Definitions:

Case Study

An in-depth examination of an individual, group, event, or situation to uncover patterns and causes of behavior or phenomena.

Survey

A research method that involves collecting data from a group of respondents through questionnaires or interviews to gather information or opinions.

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that deals with drawing conclusions and making predictions about a population based on a sample.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested, used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.