Students often hold on stubbornly to their misconceptions about the world.Three of the following are possible explanations as to why this might be so.Which statement is not a likely explanation for the resilience of misconceptions?
A)Synapses in the brain become less effective over time.
B)Some misconceptions are central elements of students' personally constructed theories about the world.
C)Students learn school material without relating it to the things they know and believe.
D)Students elaborate on new information in ways that are consistent with their current misconceptions.

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Synapses becoming less effective over time is not a likely explanation for the resilience of misconceptions as it relates to a neurological process rather than a cognitive or learning process that contributes to the persistence of misconceptions.

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