A clearly defined group used to compare an individual child's test score against is called a:
a. reference group
b. comparative group
c. standard group
d. norm group
d
You might also like to view...
The conventional antipsychotic drugs have a problematic side effect involving abnormal movement. This side effect is called __________.
A. agranulocytosis B. monoamine oxidase C. tardive dyskinesia D. atypical neuroleptics
Although you have all of the qualifications and experience to be hired for a job, you are not offered the job because of your ethnic background, age, or gender. The source of frustration you are experiencing would BEST be classified as
a. external and social. b. external and nonsocial. c. personal and social. d. personal and nonsocial.
Laurie is watching Teletubbies. The lens in her eye bends light rays so that the image of La La and Po is focused on a certain point of the retina. The ability for her lens to change shape to bend light is called
A. assimilation. B. sensory adaptation. C. ocular accommodation. D. anchoring.
Jaimie suffered a head injury as a result of a car accident. Since the accident, her sleep and waking patterns have been disrupted. Jaimie's doctors should treat her sleep disturbances by __________
a) treating Jaimie as if she were a shift worker. b) providing Jaimie with a sedative. c) only treating Jaimie's underlying head injury. d) encouraging Jaimie to awaken a little earlier than usual each day.