A Researcher Predicted That Talking to Plants Enhances Their Growth

question 9

Multiple Choice

A researcher predicted that talking to plants enhances their growth. She gave 24 plants the same amount of food, water, and sunlight. She talked to 12 of the plants daily for 6 weeks. In this experiment, what was the dependent variable?

• A) food, water, and sunlight
• B) the plants
• C) talking to the plants
• D) plant growth

Outline classroom practices inspired by Vygotsky's educational theory.

Identify significant contributions of Jean Piaget to the field of education.

Discuss the zone of proximal development and its applications in learning, according to Vygotsky.

Differentiate between the concepts of egocentrism and animism and provide examples.

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Definitions:

Nonconforming Behavior

Actions that deviate from societal norms or expectations.

Non-normative Behavior

refers to actions or behaviors that do not conform to the typical or expected standards or norms of a society or community.

Dispositional Characteristics

Refers to traits, temperaments, or personality attributes that are inherent in an individual.

Dispositional Attribution

The explanation of an individual's behavior as being caused by internal characteristics that reside within the individual, as opposed to situational factors.