Which of the Following Best Summarizes the Research of Brown

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best summarizes the research of Brown and Day regarding text learning in adolescence?

• A)The ability to summarize a text at the age of 18 is not much different than at the age of 13.
• B)Overall,students in U.S.high schools are unable to summarize and comprehend their reading assignments.
• C)The ability to summarize a text improves gradually during the second half of adolescence.
• D)Sixteen-year-olds are likely to use only the first and third rules when writing summaries.

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Definitions:

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure; a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out complex routine operations.

Mackintosh's Attentional Theory

A theory proposing that the allocation of attention during learning is influenced by the predictability of stimuli, affecting conditioning strength.

Conditioned Response Strength

The intensity or magnitude of a response that has been learned under conditional circumstances.

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification in which a subject learns to respond in a desired manner to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.