A Child's Awareness of and Purposeful Control of His/her Cognitive

question 162

Multiple Choice

A child's awareness of and purposeful control of his/her cognitive abilities

• A) does not occur until adolescence.
• B) is called metacognition.
• C) occurs as early as age 3.
• D) occurs earlier in girls than in boys.

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Definitions:

Valence Electrons

Electrons in an atom's outer shell that are available for bonding with other atoms.

Valence

Refers to the combining power of an element, especially in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms it can bond with or displace to form a compound.

Lewis Structure

A diagram that shows the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.

Molecular Formula

A representation of the number and type of atoms in a molecule using symbols and numerical subscripts.