These Four Teachers Claim to Be Practicing Principles from Cognitive

question 24

Multiple Choice

These four teachers claim to be practicing principles from cognitive psychology. Based on the following information, which one is not?

• A) Ms. Anthony, a high school biology teacher, draws a hierarchy on the board showing how mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians are all vertebrates, and how vertebrates and invertebrates are both animals.
• B) Mr. Bottenberg, a fourth grade teacher, suggests that his students try to learn their spelling words by thinking about similarly spelled words that they already know.
• C) Mr. Conrad, a junior high school soccer coach, asks his players to practice passing the ball to one another as they run down the field, then openly praises those players who are passing skillfully.
• D) Ms. Danforth, a third grade teacher, introduces her class to the topic of multiplication by showing them how it relates to addition.
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Definitions:

Schizophrenic Disorder

A severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Dissociative Disorder

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Anxiety Disorder

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Phobic Disorder

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