UCR Data Reveal That Juvenile Arrest Rates for Violent and Property

question 31

True/False

UCR data reveal that juvenile arrest rates for violent and property crimes have increased steadily since the mid-1990s.

Understand Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development and how they apply from birth through adulthood.

Identify and critique key aspects of Vygotsky's theory, including the concept of scaffolding.

Explain Piaget's adaptation process, including assimilation, accommodation, and disequilibration, through examples.

Describe classroom applications of Piaget's learning theory.

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Definitions:

Angiosperms

Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit; the largest group of land plants.

Sporophyte Generation

The sporophyte generation is part of the life cycle of plants and algae that is diploid, producing spores that germinate into the gametophyte generation.

Gametophyte

The phase in plants and algae's life cycle that generates gametes via mitosis, associated with reproduction.

Bud

An undeveloped shoot that develops into flowers, stems, or leaves. Buds are enclosed in bud scales; see Axillary Bud and Terminal Bud.