Boster and d’Andrade (1989) had professional ornithologists and naive bird observers organize museum specimens of stuffed birds. What did they find?
a. only the ornithologists showed evidence of typicality in their organization
b. the ornithologists showed evidence of hierarchical organization; the naive observers did not
c. the naive observers showed evidence of hierarchical organization; the ornithologists did not
d. both groups of participants showed evidence of typicality in their organization
d. both groups of participants showed evidence of typicality in their organization
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a. To keep children out of trouble. b. To establish a compatible parent-child relationship. c. To build a strong sense of self-worth in children. d. To help children become self-motivated.
Select the most accurate statement about the assistance that members of the school community can provide the classroom teacher
a. Parents have the highest potential to help to a teacher because they know their children like no one else can. b. Department chairs have the highest potential to help teachers because of their knowledge of the course of study and what is expected of teachers. c. School principals have the highest potential to help teachers because they have the strongest knowledge of rules and procedures in the building. d. Members of the school board have the highest potential to help teachers because they can change policies to meet the needs of the teacher. e. Guidance counselors have the highest potential to help teachers because they can interpret files of student work and share historical data.
Which statement about self-esteem is most true?
a. Transition to middle school has a more detrimental effect on self-esteem for girls compared to boys. b. Caucasians have higher self-esteem than African Americans. c. When you control for race/ethnicity, there is no relationship of SES to self-esteem. d. Throughout school, girls consistently have lower self-esteem than boys.
Which of the following information is TRUE concerning teaching children about death?
A) Children should be allowed to ask questions during the discussion B) Parents should wait until their child is in elementary school to teach them about death C) It is better to keep the message light than to be honest with children D) Emotional understanding is more important to take into account than cognitive abilities