Which Statement Provides an Example of the Contribution of Metacognition

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which statement provides 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:

Landslides

Rapid movements of rock and soil down a slope due to gravity.

Groundwater

Water that occupies the pore spaces and fractures in soil, sand, and rock, located beneath the Earth’s surface.

Uranium

A heavy radioactive metallic element used as fuel in nuclear reactors and as a component in nuclear weapons.

Natural Gas

Hydrocarbons that exist as gas or vapor at ordinary temperatures and pressures.