A High School Student Taking a Class in Japanese Is

question 28

Multiple Choice

A high school student taking a class in Japanese is faced with learning a new symbol system in order to communicate in this language. He remarks to his teacher, "I'll never be able to read Japanese because these symbols all look the same to me!" Obviously, this student's _______________ is/are not well developed at this point in the class.

• A) discrimination skills
• B) generalization skills
• C) perception
• D) motivation

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Definitions:

Chemical Signals

Molecules released by organisms to communicate with each other, playing critical roles in behaviors such as mating, aggression, and territory marking.

Hormonal Messages

Signals transmitted within the body by hormones, which are chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands to regulate physiological processes.

Mineral Uptake

The process by which plants absorb minerals from the soil through their roots.

Phloem

Complex vascular tissue of plants; its living sieve elements compose sieve tubes that distribute sugars through the plant body. Each sieve element has an associated companion cell that provides it with metabolic support.