Current Beliefs About Teaching the Gifted

question 98

Multiple Choice

Current beliefs about teaching the gifted

• A)clearly favor acceleration over enrichment.
• B)clearly favor enrichment over acceleration.
• C)view both acceleration and enrichment as beneficial.
• D)view neither acceleration nor enrichment as beneficial.

Distinguish between various problem-solving and decision-making models.

Understand the influence of cognition on acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge.

Learn about the impact of mental sets and functional fixedness on problem-solving.

Understand heuristic use in decision-making and problem-solving.

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Definitions:

Psychological Approach

A perspective in psychology that emphasizes the role of mental functions in understanding human behavior.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities within a single individual.

Severe Physical Abuse

A form of maltreatment involving the infliction of physical harm, leading to injury, pain, or impairment.

Alternate Identities

Different personalities or personas that an individual may assume, often in the context of dissociative identity disorder.