Research on Metacognition Shows That Preschoolers __________

question 83

Multiple Choice

Research on metacognition shows that preschoolers __________.

• A) use elaboration and organization more than rehearsal
• B) use memory strategies as effectively as school-age children
• C) view the mind as a passive container of information
• D) view the mind as an active, constructive agent that selects and transforms information

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Definitions:

Equal Marginal Principle

Principle that utility is maximized when the consumer has equalized the marginal utility per dollar of expenditure across all goods.

Hicksian Substitution Effect

Alternative to the Slutsky equation for decomposing price changes without recourse to indifference curves.

Indifference Curves

A graph showing different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent.

Lagrangian

Function to be maximized or minimized, plus a variable (the Lagrange multiplier) multiplied by the constraint.