After About a Year of Trying for a Baby, Sean

question 70

Multiple Choice

After about a year of trying for a baby, Sean and Selma see their physician. The couple finds out that Sean has a low sperm count, which may explain the difficulty they are having. What should Sean avoid in order to improve his sperm count?

• A) sitting for more than 20 minutes at a time
• B) carbohydrates
• C) alcohol
• D) outside exercise

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Definitions:

Zone of Proximal Development

A concept in developmental psychology referring to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Guided Participation

Adult’s participation in a child’s activity that helps to structure it and bring the child’s understanding of it closer to the adult’s.

Lev Vygotsky

A Russian psychologist known for his theory on social interaction playing a fundamental role in cognitive development.

Prelinguistic Speech

The stage in infant development characterized by making sounds and babbling, before the emergence of recognizable words and language.