Academically Oriented Preschool Programs That Emphasize Academics Over Self-Directed Exploration

question 125

Multiple Choice

Academically oriented preschool programs that emphasize academics over self-directed exploration have been shown to ______.

• A) better prepare children for kindergarten than child-centered programs
• B) have a positive impact on motivation and learning
• C) primarily serve children from low socioeconomic backgrounds
• D) negatively influence motivation and learning

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Definitions:

Hypnotist

A practitioner who induces a state of consciousness in a person in which they purportedly lose the power of voluntary action and become highly responsive to suggestion or direction.

Plausible

An adjective describing something that appears to be reasonable or probable, making it worthy of belief or acceptance.

Hypnosis

is a trance-like state of focused attention and enhanced suggestibility, often used for therapeutic purposes to access subconscious thoughts and behaviors.

Vivid

This term describes perceptions, images, or memories that are strikingly clear, detailed, and intense, making them easily remembered or hard to ignore.