Many Cognitive Psychologists Believe That Learning and Understanding Are Often

Multiple Choice

Many cognitive psychologists believe that learning and understanding are often constructive in nature. Three of the following scenarios illustrate such construction. Which scenario does not necessarily involve construction in learning?

A) Although no one has ever told her so, Peggy thinks that the night sky is a large black blanket covering the earth and that the blanket has tiny holes through which the stars shine.
B) Mr. McFarland asks his third graders to practice their multiplication tables every day. After a month of such practice, Misty can retrieve all the basic multiplication facts quickly and easily.
C) When George reads about the Vietnam War in his history book, he comes to the conclusion that the United States should never have gotten involved in Southeast Asia.
D) Because the word photosynthesis begins with photo, Jeremy erroneously guesses that it must have something to do with creating photographs.