You Work at Your University's Tutoring Center, Where You Are

question 22

Multiple Choice

You work at your university's tutoring center, where you are tutoring two students taking the same Nursing course: Kimberly, a European American student, and Meilin, an Asian American student.Both students are studying for a first aid exam where they will be required to assess and treat different types of injuries by applying a multi-step process.Given what you know about cultural differences in thinking aloud, what study advice would you give to each student?

• A) You would encourage both Kimberly and Meilin to verbally describe each step of the process as they apply it.
• B) You would encourage both Kimberly and Meilin to not express their thoughts out loud but rather to remain silent while applying the multi-step process.
• C) You would encourage Kimberly to verbally describe how she is assessing and treating each injury but you would encourage Meilin to remain silent as she assesses and treats each injury.
• D) You would encourage Kimberly to remain silent as she assesses and treats each injury but you would encourage Meilin to verbally describe how she is assessing and treating each injury.
• E) You would encourage Kimberly to perform the multi-step process without any distractions whereas you would encourage Meilin to perform the multi-step process while distracting herself by thinking about something else.

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