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:

Durham Rule

A legal standard determining the criminal responsibility based on whether a defendant's unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect.

ALI Rule

Legal principle stating that a person is not responsible for criminal conduct if he or she lacks the capacity to appreciate the criminality (wrongfulness) of the act or to conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law as a result of mental disease.

Irresistible Impulse Rule

A legal defense asserting that a defendant was unable to control their actions due to a mental illness, making them not responsible for the criminal behavior.

M'Naghten Rule

A standard for defining legal insanity, which asserts that a defendant must be found mentally incapable of understanding the nature of his actions or distinguishing right from wrong at the time of the offense.