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Tony came to walk with José to school. When José saw Tony's notebook in his backpack, José rushed back into his house to retrieve his own notebook, which contained his homework. José's sensation upon seeing Tony's notebook became a perception, which triggered José's _____.

A) sensory memory
B) working memory
C) long-term memory
D) knowledge base

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Two social factors have a major impact on language learning: SES and _____.

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The part of the memory-processing system in which current, conscious mental activity occurs is known as long-term memory.

Lev Vygotsky viewed _____ as being crucial to children's development of skills and knowledge.

The cognitive theory that most closely approximates the operation of a computer is _____ theory.

The knowledge that things can be arranged in a logical order is the logical principle of _____.

In recent years, Finland has gained a great deal of attention for its very successful educational system. Which statement about Finland's educational reform is false?

Dolly can count from 1 to 10 in order. This ability is due to the logical principle of conservation.

According to Jean Piaget, middle childhood is a time for _____ thought.

Decades of research throughout the world have found a _____ correlation between academic achievement and socioeconomic status, largely due to language.

The component of the information-processing system in which virtually limitless amounts of information can be stored indefinitely is _____.

More than 95 percent of the world's 7-year-olds are in school.

With respect to sociocultural context, children from the Varanasi region in India learn what specific ability from their culture?

Public subsidy for tuition payment at a nonpublic school is referred to as a private school.

Explain the process of switching codes in speech. Identify the two codes and offer a real-life example of each, including the circumstances under which each code would typically be used.

Seven-year-old Hannah can arrange ten buttons in order from smallest to largest. Her understanding of _____ allows her to accomplish this.

Strategies for processing information within working memory _____.

_____ is the process by which a sequence of thoughts and actions is repeated until no conscious thought is required.

According to the text, children who are home-schooled may struggle in which of the following areas?

The capacity of a person's _____ memory is very large.